SpaceX has dedicated $2 billion to xAI as a part of a $5 billion fairness spherical, deepening the ties between tech billionaire Elon Musk’s ventures as his synthetic intelligence startup races to compete with rival OpenAI, the Wall Road Journal reported on Saturday.
The funding follows xAI’s merger with X and values the mixed firm at $113 billion, with the Grok chatbot now powering Starlink assist and eyed for future integration into Tesla’s Optimus robots, the report added.
In response to a submit on X about whether or not Tesla may additionally put money into xAI, Musk mentioned on Sunday, “It would be great, but subject to board and shareholder approval,” with out confirming or denying the Journal report on SpaceX’s funding plans in xAI.
SpaceX, xAI and Tesla didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark. Reuters couldn’t instantly affirm the WSJ report.
Regardless of current controversies involving Grok’s responses, Musk has referred to as it “the smartest AI in the world,” and xAI continues to spend closely on mannequin coaching and infrastructure.
