Tech billionaire Elon Musk has made waves throughout the tech industry once again, this time by launching his new AI company, X.AI. X.AI is an attempt to compete with the AI created by Altman’s OpenAI known as ChatGPT. While he had expressed his support for the petition of the Future of Life Institute, demanding a delay in AI development, he nonetheless is pushing back against the censorship issued by Altman and putting his money where his mouth is.
Elon Musk’s X.AI is set to be the latest push from the multibillionaire, one that could potentially blur the lines between social media and commerce. His purchase of thousands of graphics processing units alongside taking on researchers from competing companies indicates just how serious Musk is in this venture.
On April 13th, eToro announced their partnership with Twitter, indicating that their users will be able to see live prices for stocks and crypto and potentially invest in them. It will be interesting to see how X.AI, Twitter and Etoro come together to potentially open up a new stream of income in the tech industry.
Y Combinator CEO Sam Altman, delivered a significant blow to ChatGPT with the censorship of what they deemed to be inappropriate prompts. This censorship led to Elon Musk’s resignation from the OpenAI board in 2018 due to the potential conflict of interest with his position as the CEO of Tesla.
Elon Musk has been a major player in the tech industry for many years. His interest in AI started with the founding of OpenAI back in 2015. This organization was cofounded by Reid Hoffman, Peter Thiel, and Sam Altman, and it aimed to solve AI’s grand challenges. Since then he has been involved in multiple startups and ventures such as X.com, PayPal, and Tesla. Moreover, Musk is often known for his active engagement with his audience on social media, which he utilizes to spread developments, opinions, and clarifications of projects relating to his companies.
With the integration of X.AI, etoro and Twitter, it is possible that Elon Musk’s vision of a ‘woke AI’ may soon become a reality. His companies have already made a mark on the world of tech and now he looks to further his influence with his new AI startup. It will certainly be interesting to see where this partnership takes us in the coming months.
