Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur, has introduced his highly anticipated artificial intelligence startup called xAI.
The team behind xAI consists of engineers from major U.S. technology firms, which Musk aims to challenge in his quest to create an alternative to ChatGPT. Musk, already serving as the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and the owner of Twitter, has been vocal about his concerns regarding AI and has advocated for its regulation.
He has expressed worries about the potential “civilizational destruction” that AI could bring. In a recent Twitter Spaces event, Musk outlined his strategy for developing a safer AI. Instead of directly programming morality into the AI, xAI plans to create an AI that is “maximally curious.”
According to Musk, AI should strive to understand the true nature of the universe, as this approach is crucial for ensuring AI safety. He believes that an AI that is focused on humanity is more interesting and beneficial than one that is not. Musk also predicted that superintelligence, which refers to AI surpassing human intelligence, will emerge within the next five to six years.
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While Musk was a co-founder of OpenAI, the company responsible for ChatGPT, he stepped down from the board in 2018. Interestingly, Microsoft is one of the investors in OpenAI. The xAI website announced an upcoming Twitter Spaces event scheduled for July 14.
The xAI team comprises experienced engineers and researchers, including individuals such as Igor Babuschkin, formerly of Google’s DeepMind; Tony Wu, who previously worked at Google; Christian Szegedy, a former research scientist at Google; and Greg Yang, previously associated with Microsoft.
In March, Musk registered X.AI Corp as a separate company in Nevada, where he serves as the sole director and is accompanied by Jared Birchall, the managing director of Musk’s family office, as the secretary.
Musk had previously mentioned his intention to develop TruthGPT, an AI-focused on seeking maximum truth to rival Google’s Bard and Microsoft’s Bing AI, both of which aim to comprehend the nature of the universe.
Generative AI gained significant attention with the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which preceded the introduction of Bard and Bing AI. Dan Hendricks, the director of the Center for AI Safety, will provide guidance to the xAI team, focusing on AI risks.
Although xAI is a distinct company from X Corp, it plans to collaborate closely with Twitter, Tesla, and other companies, as mentioned on its website. xAI is currently seeking skilled engineers and researchers in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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