This is not Musk's first venture into AI. In 2015, he co-founded OpenAI, a nonprofit research lab focused on creating software that could replicate human intelligence. However, he resigned from the board in 2018 due to a reported conflict of interest with OpenAI as he was developing his AI driver assistance technology, Autopilot, at Tesla.
Key takeaways:
- Elon Musk's new company, xAI, is set to release its first artificial intelligence product on Saturday, Nov. 4.
- xAI is independent from X Corp, but will work closely with both X (Twitter) and Tesla.
- The company's goal is to understand the true nature of the universe and its team consists of 12 members who have previously worked at big-name AI companies.
- This is not Musk's first AI venture, as he was previously involved with OpenAI, a nonprofit focused on building software that could replicate human intelligence.