Elon Musk today revealed that he has founded yet another company, an artificial intelligence startup called xAI Corp. that will compete against ChatGPT maker OpenAI LP, Google LLC and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s unclear what the startup\u2019s specific objectives are or what kind of AI it intends to focus on, but on its website it boldly proclaims that its goal is to \u201cunderstand the true nature of the universe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The startup boasts several luminaries among its team members, including alumni from companies such as Google Research, Microsoft Research, OpenAI, DeepMind Inc., Twitter Inc. and Tesla Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Musk\u2019s AI plans were first reported in April by the Financial Times, which claimed he was intending to build a large language model to compete with OpenAI\u2019s GPT-4. It also claimed Musk had managed to secure thousands of graphics processing units from Nvidia Corp. that are required to train the most advanced LLMs. Later that month, Musk told Fox News Channel about his plans for a new AI tool called TruthGPT, explaining his belief that many of the biggest players in AI have prioritized \u201cpolitically incorrect\u201d AI systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s notable that Musk was one of the original backers of OpenAI, whose ChatGPT model was responsible for making generative AI a household name. The impact of ChatGPT, which can have in-depth discussions on almost any topic in a humanlike way, has been massive. Since its launch last year, the technology has become popular for use cases such as helping students to write their homework, performing customer service tasks, assisting coders and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Musk has not been a part of OpenAI\u2019s success, as his relationship with the company soured some years ago. Recently, he criticized ChatGPT for having a liberal bias, saying that we instead need a \u201cTruthGPT.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Tesla and SpaceX Corp. chief executive has also been critical of OpenAI\u2019s cozy relationship with Microsoft Corp. \u201cIt does seem weird that something can be a nonprofit, open source and somehow transform itself into a for-profit, closed source,\u201d he told CNBC in a recent interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Musk\u2019s company will be advised by Dan Hendrycks, who is executive director of the Center for AI Safety \u2013 the nonprofit organization that drafted an open letter calling for a pause on AI development that was signed by hundreds of technology leaders, including Musk himself. The letter has gathered more than 33,000 signatures to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charles King of Pund-IT Inc. said Musk has managed to put together some strong and exceptional talents for xAI\u2019s fledgling team, and noted his aspirations to build a \u201cmaximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe.\u201d However, he said the company will likely struggle to outdo its more established rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat xAI has done pales compared to the billions of dollars in investments, the hundreds of AI researchers, and the massive computing resources that some companies, including Microsoft, Google, IBM and many others are leveraging to build generative AI,\u201d King said. \u201cConsidering xAI\u2019s current condition and the state of the competition, it\u2019s difficult to take Musk\u2019s announcement seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greg Yang, who is named as one of several co-founders of xAI alongside Musk, said in a tweet that the company will focus on the mathematics of deep learning and attempt to develop a \u201ctheory of everything for large neural networks.\u201d The aim is to take AI \u201cto the next level,\u201d Yang said. The company will reveal more about its plans when it hosts a live Twitter Spaces chat on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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