SpaceX has committed $US2 billion ($A3 billion) to xAI as part of a $US5 billion equity round as Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup races to compete with rival OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The investment follows xAI’s merger with X and values the combined company at $US113 billion ($A172 billion), with the Grok chatbot now powering Starlink support and eyed for future integration into Tesla’s Optimus robots, the report said.
In response to a post on X about whether Tesla could also invest in xAI, Elon Musk said on Sunday “it would be great, but subject to board and shareholder approval” – without confirming or denying the Journal report on SpaceX’s investment plans in xAI.
SpaceX, xAI and Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the newspaper report.
Despite recent controversies involving Grok’s responses, Musk has called it “the smartest AI in the world” and xAI continues to spend heavily on model training and infrastructure.
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