Musk: xAI company will explore the universe and work with Twitter and Tesla

(Patria) - Billionaire Elon Musk said the purpose of his new artificial intelligence company xAI will be to "understand the universe", Reuters reported.

In a 90-minute audio conversation on Twitter Spaces, the billionaire discussed his vision for xAI for the first time, touching on topics such as the evolution of Earth and the fragility of civilization. Musk announced the formation of xAI on Wednesday after accusing companies like OpenAI and Google of developing technology without considering the risks to humans. He said xAI will strive to build a "good AGI", as an alternative to Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI.

AGI stands for artificial general intelligence and refers to AI that can solve problems like a human. During the Space session, Musk said xAI will work closely with his companies, Twitter and Tesla. The company will use public tweets to train its AI models, and may also work with Tesla on AI software. Such a relationship would have "mutual benefit" and could accelerate Tesla's self-driving work, Musk said. He accused all artificial intelligence companies of training their models using data from Twitter illegally.

Musk, who has advocated for artificial intelligence regulations, said he has sought meetings with White House officials and emphasized the importance of regulating artificial intelligence in his recent meetings with top government officials in China.