What is xAI? Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur, has launched xAI, a new artificial intelligence (AI) company with the goal of understanding reality.
Musk’s decision to launch xAI stems from his concerns about the potential risks of AI and his desire to create a safer alternative to existing AI systems.
Announcing formation of @xAI to understand reality
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 12, 2023
What is xAI?
xAI, which is distinct from Musk’s other businesses such as Tesla and Twitter, will collaborate closely with them. Musk has assembled a team of researchers from leading technology companies, including Google and OpenAI, to work on this project.
Musk explained at a Twitter Spaces event that the company will focus on creating a “maximally curious” AI rather than explicitly programming morality into it. He believes that an AI that attempts to comprehend the true nature of the universe will be more pro-human and less likely to cause harm.
Superintelligence, or AI smarter than humans, will arrive in the next five to six years, according to Musk, who has previously expressed concerns about the potential risks of AI. Eleven researchers from Microsoft Research, DeepMind, OpenAI, and Google make up the xAI team. The specific projects that xAI will be working on have not been made public, but according to the organization’s website, its objective is to comprehend the true nature of the cosmos.
What are the most fundamental unanswered questions?
— xAI (@xai) July 12, 2023
The launch of xAI follows Musk’s desire to develop an alternative to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which he claimed had a liberal bias. He plans to build a “maximum truth-seeking AI” that aims to understand the nature of the universe. Musk’s concerns about the risks associated with AI have led him to call for a pause in the development of more powerful AI systems. His new company, xAI, seeks to address these concerns and create a safer AI.
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The team at xAI includes experienced engineers and researchers from various tech giants. The company will be advised by Dan Hendrycks, director of the Center for AI Safety, who has warned about the potential risks of AI. Musk’s new company is separate from X Corp but will collaborate closely with Twitter, Tesla, and other companies.
