Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire founder of Tesla and the SpaceX Program, has recently created a new firm called X.AI for the purpose of developing an artificial intelligence (AI) alternative to Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Musk aims to create a maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe, as he believes it is the best path to safety as they are unlikely to annihilate humanity.
This is due to the recent craze caused by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, as well as the advances in AI systems having become more powerful than GPT-4. In an effort to combat this, Musk has initiated the “TruthGPT” project to develop a maximum truth-seeking AI similar to ChatGPT. Musk publicized his plan in an interview with Fox News, which was further intensified by a group of top entrepreneurs and AI researchers writing an open letter asking all AI labs to pause the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months.
Tesla’s recent Galaxy M14 5G phone launch in India features huge battery power, along with punchy cameras and an affordable tag, now has Elon Musk’s new company, X.AI, as the lead. Together with Jared Birchall, director of Musk’s family office, Musk will be leading the firm in Nevada and Texas. With the Starship launch update that was scrubbed due to technical difficulties, the success of the next launch by SpaceX is highly dependent on the determination of Musk’s research and development for X.AI.
It is clear that the core of Musk’s futuristic projects draws from a truth-seeking purpose, an argument that may render artificial general intelligence a distant dream, considering the implications on humanity that it may impose. AI’s potential for destructive capabilities is something that all stakeholders in the industry must be aware, and X.AI will serve as a platform for Musk and Birchall to explore the safe and ethical implementation of AI in our everyday lives.
