In a major development on the artificial intelligence (AI) front, Elon Musk’s startup, xAI, is gearing up to launch its first AI model to a select group of individuals. The announcement, made by Musk, who is renowned as the billionaire CEO of Tesla, has sent ripples through the tech and AI communities.
This move by xAI comes nearly a year after OpenAI’s ChatGPT took the AI world by storm, captivating the attention of businesses and users worldwide. ChatGPT’s success fueled a significant surge in the adoption of generative AI technology.
Notably, Elon Musk was a co-founder of OpenAI in 2015, but he stepped down from the company’s board in 2018, subsequently focusing on his own venture, xAI.
“In some important respects, it (xAI’s new model) is the best that currently exists,” Musk stated, hinting at the remarkable capabilities of the upcoming AI model.
Elon Musk, a vocal critic of Big Tech’s AI initiatives and concerns related to censorship, previously revealed his intention to launch a “maximum truth-seeking AI.” This AI aims to comprehend the nature of the universe and competes with giants like Google’s Bard and Microsoft’s Bing AI.
xAI, which was established in July this year, boasts a team of experts hailing from prestigious AI research institutions, including Google’s DeepMind and Microsoft, among others. The company has also forged strong partnerships with major players in the industry, such as Tesla and even Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter).
Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle and a close friend of Musk, disclosed in September that xAI had entered into a contract to train its AI model on Oracle’s cloud, underscoring the significance of the collaboration.
With the highly anticipated launch of xAI’s new AI model on the horizon, the tech world eagerly awaits this latest advancement, which promises to push the boundaries of AI technology and scientific understanding.