A Hacker News discussion questions whether Elon Musk’s xAI is becoming more like a data center real estate investment trust (REIT) than a frontier AI research lab. This view has sparked rethinking of AI company valuation logic and business models.
The US Commerce Department has reached new agreements with Google, Microsoft, and xAI to safety test their latest AI models, BBC reported. The new pacts build on voluntary safety commitments established during the Biden administration. Background This development comes as several top AI companies have simultaneously signed classified AI deals with the Pentagon, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta. Anthropic, however, was excluded from the Pentagon program due to issues with its “Mythos” AI model. ...
Google, Microsoft, and xAI voluntarily submit their AI models for pre-release safety testing under expanded Commerce Department agreements
Three tech giants reach deal with White House to provide early model versions for security review before public release, marking a new phase in US AI oversight
In the first week of the Musk v. OpenAI trial, Musk admits under cross-examination that xAI used OpenAI model distillation, as the case centers on the legality of OpenAI’s for-profit transition.
Elon Musk’s second day of testimony in his lawsuit against OpenAI featured intense cross-examination over the lab’s transition to for-profit status, conflicts of interest, and AI safety concerns.
During OpenAI lawsuit trial, Musk admits xAI used distillation techniques on OpenAI models to train Grok, shaking the AI industry.
Elon Musk’s X began rolling out a completely rebuilt AI-powered advertising platform on Thursday, aiming to attract advertisers back with more precise targeting and modernized retrieval and ranking systems.