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☆ From cocaine-recipe requests to 'a never-ending orgy,' here's how things are going for Elon Musk's rebellious chatbot, Grok
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk has been playing up the humorous side of his AI chatbot, Grok. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt's been a few days since Elon Musk launched his AI chatbot, Grok, which is the latest offering from startup xAI. One example, shared by X employee Christopher Stanley, involved Grok comparing scaling API requests to a "never-ending orgy." Grok can answer "spicy" questions rejected by other AI models and has a "rebellious streak," the company said.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Christopher Stanley, Musk, Grok Organizations: Service, Elon, X, Google, Microsoft

☆ Elon Musk is getting ready to launch his first AI model to premium X users. 'Grok' will be 'based' and 'loves sarcasm,' Musk said.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Musk announced on X that his new AI model, Grok, would be available to a 'select group' on Saturday. Once the model is out of "early beta" it'll be available to all "X Premium+ subscribers," Musk said. Its main advantage over other chatbots is that it has "real-time access to X," Musk said. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Musk noted that Grok's "massive advantage" over other AI models is that it has "real-time access" to X. Grok also "loves sarcasm" and has been designed to have a "little humor" in its responses, Musk noted in his post.

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☆ Elon Musk says his new startup xAI will debut its artificial intelligence Saturday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Elon Musk said Friday that his AI company, xAI, will debut its technology on Saturday. "Tomorrow, xAI will release its first AI to a select group," Musk posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. In August, xAI seemed to be hiring, according to posts on social media by multiple members of the company. Musk incorporated xAI in Nevada in March, according to filings.

Persons: Elon Musk, xAI, Musk, Bard, Claude, Tesla, DeepMind's AlphaCode, OpenAI's, Greg Yang, Toby Pohlen, Dan Hendrycks Organizations: Google, Nvidia, Team, DeepMind, Google Research, Microsoft Research, Twitter, CNBC, Fox News Channel, xAI, X, X Corp, Center, AI Safety Locations: Nevada, San Francisco

☆ Elon Musk says xAI is ready to release its first AI model to a 'select group'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk says xAI is about to release its first AI model. He said the model would be available to a "select group" on Saturday. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk's xAI is gearing up to release its first AI model. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Musk announced his company was set to release the model to a "select group" on Saturday. It's unclear who is part of the "select group" to gain access to the model.

Persons: Elon Musk, xAI, —, Elon, Musk, He's, GPT, Manuel Kroiss, Igor Babuschkin Organizations: Service, Twitter

☆ Fact Check-Tucker Carlson segment on Elon Musk Quantum AI is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip from a segment of Fox News’ former show, “Tucker Carlson Tonight”, which shows billionaire Elon Musk unveiling quantum AI software to eradicate poverty, is fake, a spokesperson for the news outlet said. The fabricated clip, posted on Facebook (here), has the “Tucker Carlson Tonight” branding on-screen and features the show’s namesake host. Carlson introduces Musk, who talks about a quantum AI project that he says could increase a person’s income “exponentially” and without active participation. An online search for the purported quantum AI project did not offer any information on the project (bit.ly/3QUVbsL). A video of Elon Musk announcing a quantum AI project on Tucker Carlson Tonight is fake, a spokesperson for Fox News has said.

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☆ Elon Musk was reportedly working on his AI company while publicly calling for a pause on AI development
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

All the while Elon Musk was calling for an AI development pause, he was building his own AI venture, The New Yorker reported Monday. Musk signed an open letter in March calling for a 6-month pause on training AI. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile Elon Musk was publicly calling to "pause giant AI experiments" earlier this year, he was quietly building his own, according to a new report. Musk was working on xAI during the time he and more than 1,000 other people, including AI experts, signed an open letter calling for a 6-month pause on AI development, according to an article published in The New Yorker on Monday. Musk also filed the registrations for xAI the same month the letter was circulated, according to The New Yorker.

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☆ Elon Musk says people can trust his new AI company more than OpenAI and Google
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk says his new AI company will rigorously pursue the truth. In a Twitter Spaces, the billionaire called it dangerous to train AI to be politically correct. He said his own company, xAI, would allow AI models to be truthful. Elon Musk wants you to know you can trust his new AI company. The Tesla CEO launched his much-anticipated AI play last week, a company called xAI, which seeks to "understand the true nature of the universe."

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk Organizations: Google

☆ Elon Musk launches AI firm xAI as he looks to take on OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

In a Twitter Spaces event Wednesday evening, Musk explained his plan for building a safer AI. Rather than explicitly programming morality into its AI, xAI will seek to create a "maximally curious" AI, he said. Musk in March registered a firm named X.AI Corp, incorporated in Nevada, according to a state filing. The firm lists Musk as the sole director and Jared Birchall, the managing director of Musk's family office, as a secretary. Dan Hendrycks, who will advise the xAI team, is currently director of the Center for AI Safety and his work revolves around the risks of AI.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, xAI, that's, Igor Babuschkin, DeepMind, Tony Wu, Szegedy, Greg Yang, Jared Birchall, Google's Bard, Microsoft's, Bing, Bard, Dan Hendrycks, Tesla, Akash Sriram, Chavi Mehta, Yuvraj Malik, Aditya Soni, Anna Tong, Shailesh Kuber, Leslie Adler Organizations: SpaceX, Twitter, Microsoft, Google, X.AI Corp, Center, AI Safety, X Corp, Thomson Locations: OpenAI, Nevada, San Francisco Bay, Bengaluru, Anna, San Francisco

☆ Elon Musk launches his new company, xAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and owner of Twitter, on Wednesday announced the debut of a new AI company, xAI, with the goal to "understand the true nature of the universe." According to the company's website, Musk and his team will share more information in a live Twitter Spaces chat on Friday. Team members behind xAI are alumni of DeepMind, OpenAI, Google Research, Microsoft Research, Twitter and Tesla, and have worked on projects including DeepMind's AlphaCode and OpenAI's GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 chatbots. Musk seems to be positioning xAI to compete with companies like OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, which are behind leading chatbots like ChatGPT, Bard and Claude. Musk reportedly incorporated xAI in Nevada in March.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, DeepMind's AlphaCode, OpenAI's, Bard, Claude, Dan Hendrycks, Greg Yang, Tesla Organizations: SpaceX, Twitter, Wednesday, Team, DeepMind, Google Research, Microsoft Research, Google, The Financial Times, Nvidia, Fox News Channel, Center, AI Safety, xAI, X Corp Locations: San Francisco, Nevada

☆ Elon Musk announces a new AI company
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Elon Musk on Wednesday announced the formation of a new company focused on artificial intelligence, after months of teasing plans to build a rival to ChatGPT. In an interview with then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson in April, Musk said teased plans for his new AI venture. The announcement of Musk’s latest venture comes at a precarious moment for Musk. The turbulence at Twitter comes after months of Musk alienating some users and advertisers by slashing staff, pushing through controversial policy changes and making a number of incendiary remarks. In addition to Twitter, Musk runs several other companies, including Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Company.

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☆ Investors are pouring money into Tesla because it's becoming an AI bet in addition to its status as the top EV name
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Investors are pouring cash into Tesla stock as part of a broader bet on the future of AI. Vanda Research said retail purchases of EV stocks other than Tesla made up just 6% of average daily Tesla purchases. Retail purchases of EV stocks other than Tesla make up just 6% of average daily Tesla purchases, and make up just 5%-10% of average daily Tesla purchases compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, when Tesla inflows peaked. "Hence, we can confidently say that retail investors perceive TSLA as an AI proxy more than an EV story, at least for now." Institutional investors have also ramped up their Tesla bets, the note added, a sign that the appetite for Tesla stock has room to grow.

Persons: Vanda, Tesla, —, it's, that's, Elon Musk, he's Organizations: Vanda Research, EV, Service, Tesla, Wall Street Locations: Vanda, Nevada

☆ Twitter accuses Microsoft of refusing to pay for tweets and abusing its data access
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —Twitter is accusing Microsoft of abusing its data access privileges to its platform, in the latest sign of the social network’s owner Elon Musk igniting a feud between the two tech companies. Microsoft refused to pay Twitter to maintain its data access through Twitter’s application programming interface (API) after Twitter erected a paywall seeking to charge for data, according to the letter. The letter called on Microsoft to provide information about its past two years of Twitter API usage, setting a deadline of June 7. “We heard from a law firm representing Twitter with some questions about our previous use of the free Twitter API. Musk’s targeting of Microsoft over its AI investments appears closely linked to his overall criticisms of existing AI models.

☆ Twitter alleges "unauthorized" data usage by Microsoft
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 18 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc has alleged that Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) violated an agreement over using the social media company's data, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday. Twitter owner Elon Musk's lawyer leveled accusations of "unauthorized" usage of Twitter's data by Microsoft, including sharing data with government agencies without permission in some cases. A Microsoft spokesperson said the company on Thursday heard from a law firm representing Twitter with some questions about its previous use of the free Twitter APIs. Twitter's accusations come at a time when Elon Musk is at odds with Microsoft over its artificial intelligence platform. Musk said in April he will launch AI platform "TruthGPT" to challenge the offerings from Microsoft and Google.

☆ Mark Cuban says Elon Musk's AI company could create a 'virtual Elon' and calls it 'pretty scary'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mark Cuban says Elon Musk's Twitter purchase could give him a leg up in the AI arms race. The "Shark Tank" investor said Musk could even use it to create a "virtual Elon." Mark Cuban thinks Elon Musk's Twitter purchase could help his AI venture compete with OpenAI and other companies. "He can weigh his own tweets and those of the sources he likes and end up with a consumer-facing AI that can be a virtual Elon," Cuban wrote. In an emailed comment to Insider, Cuban said it will be "interesting to see what Elon does with it all."

☆ Elon Musk claims Microsoft 'controls' OpenAI. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says that's 'not correct.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Satya Nadella is pushing back on Elon Musk's criticism of Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI. Microsoft CEO Nadella told CNBC on Tuesday that Musk's claim is "factually not correct." Microsoft's CEO is pushing back on Elon Musk's criticism of the company's multibillion-dollar partnership with ChatGPT creator OpenAI. In an interview with CNBC published Tuesday, Satya Nadella was asked about Musk's claim that Microsoft controls OpenAI. Musk cofounded OpenAI alongside CEO Sam Altman and others in 2015, before leaving its board in 2018, citing potential conflicts of interest.

☆ Elon Musk’s Twitter Show Makes Sense. Yes, Really. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( David Nasaw | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

His Starlink satellites provide “internet to the most remote areas,” including boats on “waters all around the world.” Twitter will give us the unvarnished, uncensored news that the mainstream press quashes. The result, which Mr. Musk champions, has been an outpouring of individual truths on the site. Chief among the citizen journalists tweeting forth their truths is Mr. Musk himself. Promoting Twitter-style “free speech,” Mr. Musk eschews debate, dialogue, argument. Instead of promoting the dialogue across ideological boundaries that we require, Mr. Musk sows mistrust, which deepens the divide.

May 12 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's appointment of a new Twitter chief may free up the billionaire from a major distraction and allow him to focus more on Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), analysts said on Friday. Tesla shares, which have gained 40% this year, reversed course to trade down about 2% as broader markets fell. The stock had its worst year in 2022, losing 65%, amid Musk's on-again, off-again offer for Twitter. Although Twitter has taken much of Musk's time since its takeover, he still actively manages several other businesses such as SpaceX and Neuralink. Musk recently formed an AI company called TruthGPT to take on OpenAI's ChatGPT and Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Bard.

☆ LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman takes another dig at Elon Musk for proposing a pause on AI development
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Reid Hoffman took a dig at Elon Musk over his stance on AI in a Milken Institute talk this week. Musk has signed a letter backing an AI development pause, but also wants to make a ChatGPT rival. Hoffman said, "Elon, while signing that letter, is trying to hire a whole team and stand up an AI effort." Elon Musk has some incongruous views on AI development, and LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman pointed that out in a recent talk. On CNBC's "Squawk Box" last month, Hoffman said he disliked the idea of pressing pause on AI and criticized Musk over his stance on AI development.

☆ Elon Musk cut off OpenAI's access to Twitter's data because he felt the company wasn't paying enough, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

In December, Elon Musk shut off OpenAI's access to Twitter's data, the New York Times reported. Musk reportedly felt the AI company was not paying enough for access, per the publication. In December, only weeks after OpenAI launched ChatGPT, the company had its access to Twitter's data shut down, per a report. Musk felt that the approximately $2 million a year OpenAI was paying to license the company's data was not enough,The AI company had been licensing Twitter's data to help build its AI chatbot, per the NYT. Representatives for OpenAI and Elon Musk did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside normal working hours.

☆ Sam Altman is building his utopia, whether you want it or not
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Melia Russell | Julia Black | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +41 min

Altman told Insider, "We debate our approach frequently and carefully." "I don't think anyone can lose your dad young and wish he didn't have more time with him," Altman told Insider. Altman told Insider that his thinking had evolved since those posts. (When asked about guns, Altman told Insider he'd been "happy to have one both times my home was broken into while I was there.") When asked about this, Altman told Insider in an email: "i can guess what that's about; these stories grow crazily inflated over the years of getting re-told!

☆ He's played chess with Peter Thiel, sparred with Elon Musk and once, supposedly, stopped a plane crash: Inside Sam Altman's world, where truth is stranger than fiction
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Melia Russell | Julia Black | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +41 min

But, "you do at some point need to start having contact with reality," he told Insider. The plan was still only a rough sketch, Blania told Insider, but that didn't seem to matter to his host. "He always wanted to understand everything at a very deep level," Thrun told Insider in an email. (When asked about guns, Altman told Insider he'd been "happy to have one both times my home was broken into while I was there.") When asked about this, Altman told Insider in an email: "i can guess what that's about; these stories grow crazily inflated over the years of getting re-told!

☆ Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft over using Twitter data for its A.I.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter CEO Elon Musk threatened to sue Microsoft on Wednesday, accusing the software giant of illegally using the social media company's data to train its artificial intelligence model. "They trained illegally using Twitter data," Musk tweeted. Microsoft develops its own so-called large language models (LLMs) and sells access to OpenAI's models. Training data from social networks is valuable because it captures informal, back-and-forth conversations. As these new AI models move from research labs and universities into the corporate world, the owners of the data are starting to make demands.

☆ Elon Musk now says he wants to create a ChatGPT competitor to avoid 'A.I. dystopia'—he's calling it 'TruthGPT'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"I'm going to start something which I call TruthGPT," Musk told Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on Monday, adding that he'd want his AI chatbot to be a "maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe." He didn't provide evidence for those claims, or detail exactly what a "truth-seeking AI" might entail. "A path to AI dystopia is to train AI to be deceptive," Musk said. "It could cause harm," Pichai told CBS News' "60 Minutes" on Sunday. Twitter — which intends to pursue generative AI, Musk told the BBC last week — is a for-profit company.

☆ Elon Musk says the government needs 'some sort of contingency plan' to shutdown AI if it gets too powerful
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said the government needs "some sort of contingency plan" to deal with powerful AI. Musk told Tucker Carlson there needs to be a way to shut it down if it gets out of hand. Elon Musk said the government needs to be prepared to step in if artificial intelligence gets out of hand. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have also called for government regulation and expressed concern about the potential dangers of the technology. Now, Musk says he plans to create a "maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe."

☆ Elon Musk says people should be cautious with AI because the tech is 'a danger to the public'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk called AI a danger to the public during an interview with Tucker Carlson. In an interview on Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight," he said people should be "cautious with AI" and advised that there should be government oversight because the tech is "a danger to the public." "I think we'll have a better chance of advanced AI being beneficial to humanity in that circumstance," he added. It's far from the first time the billionaire has discussed the potential risks of advanced AI. He's previously compared AI with nuclear warheads, told Tesla investors that the tech stresses him out, and criticized OpenAI, a company he cofounded.

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