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an often meandering 90-minute long Twitter Spaces audio chat,
the billionaire discussed his vision for xAI for the first time
while veering into topics such as the Earth's evolution and the
fragility of civilization.
In seeking to deepen the understanding of the universe, Musk
joked that xAI's mission statement would be "what the hell is
really going on?"
Musk announced the formation of xAI on Wednesday after accusing
companies like OpenAI and Google of developing the technology
without considering risks to humans.
OpenAI and Google did not respond to request for comment.
He said 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, which had a delayed start as Twitter
needed to "tweak the algorithm" to promote the chat to more
users, Musk said xAI would work closely with his other
companies, Twitter and Tesla.
The company will 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, Musk said.
He also accused all AI companies of training their models using
Twitter data in what he characterized as an illegal manner.
Musk, who has advocated for regulations in AI, said he has
pushed for meetings with White House officials and has
emphasized the importance of regulating AI in his recent
meetings with top government officials in China.
(Reporting by Sheila Dang in Dallas and Krystal Hu in New York;
editing by Jonathan Oatis, Josie Kao and Diane Craft)
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