xAI, Elon Musk and Grok
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Tesla does not currently have any plans to acquire CEO Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI, but the electric vehicle maker could invest in the company, Musk said over the weekend.
Elon Musk’s company xAI apologized after Grok posted hate speech and extremist content, blaming a code update and pledging new safeguards to prevent future incidents.
People who pay for access to SuperGrok can now try the AI chatbot’s new “Companions” avatars, xAI owner Elon Musk announced Monday morning. The companions available currently include Ani, an anime avatar, and Rudy, a cartoony red panda.
The Department of Defense under Secretary Pete Hegseth has been fixated on buzzwords like “warfighting” and “warfighters,” and adopting new AI tools is part of that mission, according to leaders at the agency. And Monday’s press release was filled to the brim with similarly grandiose language.
The company told workers to download employee tracking software on their personal computers, prompting privacy concerns from some staff.
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Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya sparked speculations regarding a potential megamerger between Elon Musk's biggest ventures, xAI, SpaceX, and, of course, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA).
Per the Wall Street Journal, the investment by SpaceX is part of a $5 billion equity fundraise by Morgan Stanley for xAI. Earlier, xAI was merged with X (formerly Twitter), combining the entity's value at $133 billion. With the aerospace firm's investment, the company's shares will only rally, boosting the confidence of the investors.
AI’s chatbot spiraled into chaos after trying to sound more human. The fix reveals just how fragile truth-seeking AI really is.