Here's everything you want to know about xAI, Elon Musk’s latest gamble with AI

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Elon Musk now has his eyes set on artificial intelligence (XAI) On Wednesday, Musk announced the launch of a new company, xAI, in an attempt to “understand the true nature of the universe”.https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1679164661869182976?s=20 Musk’s entry into the AI space comes when the entire field of study is undergoing a paradigm shift following the launch of OpenAI’s generative AI chatbot ChatGPT last November. ETtech answers some key questions about Musk’s latest ventureWhat is xAI? As the name suggests, xAI is an AI company whose goal — according to the company’s website — is to understand the true nature of the universe.

The company was incorporated in the US state of Nevada earlier this year. According to a Business Insider report from April, xAI procured about 10,000 graphic processing units (GPUs) — the hardware that forms the backbone of any large-scale AI model.

While the source of funding for the company is still unclear, an FT report from April suggests that Musk is trying to woo investors at Tesla and SpaceX to raise capital.Who is working with xAI?According to the company’s website, it has two prominent names. One is Igor Babuschkin, a researcher who was previously employed with Alphabet’s Deepmind AI unit and was hired by Musk to create a rival to ChatGPT.

He has also worked as a member of the technical staff at OpenAI. The other is Dan Hendrycks, an advisor, who currently serves as the director of the Center for AI Safety, an organisation that has voiced concerns about the safety of AI.