‘xAI will understand the universe’: Here’s what Elon Musk said about his AI firm

As Elon Musk recently announced his latest artificial intelligence company- xAI, he said that it will be to ‘understand the universe.’

What’s Elon Musk’s visit to xAI?

In a 90-minute long Twitter Spaces audio chat, Musk discussed his vision for xAI, which is a rival to Google’s OpenAI, for the first time while veering into topics such as the Earth’s evaluation and the fragility of civilisation.

In order to seek to deepen the understanding of the universe, the Twitter CEO joined his new AI company- xAI’s mission statement would be “What the hell is really going on?”

On Wednesday, the billionaire announced the formation of xAI after accusing companies like OpenAI and Google of developing the technology without considering risks to humans.

However, Google and OpenAI did not respond to this allegation so far.

xAI vs OpenAI

Citing a difference, Musk said that xAI would seek to build a ‘good AGI,’ as an alternative to Microsoft, Google and OpenAI. AGI stands for artificial general intelligence and refers to AI that can solve problems like a human.

During the Spaces session, the Twitter CEO said that his artificial intelligence company would work closely with his other companies, a micro-blogging site and Tesla.

Further, the company is also set to use public tweets to train its AI models and may also work with Tesla on AI software.

Such a relationship would have ‘mutual benefit’ and could accelerate Tesla’s work in self-driving capabilities, Elon Musk said.

All AI companies using Twitter data: Musk

Moreover, he also accused all AI companies of training their models using Twitter data in what he characterised as an illegal manner.

Elon Musk, who has advocated for regulations in AI, said that he has pushed for meetings with White House officials and has emphasised the importance of regulating AI in his recent meetings with top government officials in China.