Elon Musk whined two days ago that his xAI “was not built right first time around” and “is being rebuilt from the foundations up.” That sounds familiar to anyone who knows the story of the man who says everything is very soon to be delivered, yet never delivers. Tesla has never been built right, and … Continue reading xAI is DOA: Elon Musk Just Made the Cybertruck of AI→
Another tech executive from the infamous X brand departs amid controversy, raising questions about industry accountability. The xAI co-founder says he was inspired to start the firm after a dinner with Max Tegmark, the founder of the Future of Life Institute, in which they discussed how AI systems could be built safely to encourage the … Continue reading “Mechahitler” xAI Co-Founder Quits Swastika Brand to Start VC→
Musk Watch reports there’s a severe cash crunch at a certain information warfare platform that has been trying and failing to rewrite history. …burning through cash at a high clip. Bloomberg reported last week that xAI had already exhausted much of the $14 billion it raised since 2023, with only $4 billion remaining on its … Continue reading xAI is Running Out of Money Faster Than it Can Spread Racist Disinformation→
Pete Hegseth is weakening the United States military to punish a company that is good. The Defense Secretary is about to rip the most capable AI model out of the Pentagon’s classified networks, force every major defense contractor to purge it from their systems, and replace it with a weaker model that generates Nazi content. … Continue reading Pentagon Goes to War Against America, Anthropic First: CEOs on Notice→
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