XAI (company)

xAI was founded by Musk{{cite web |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Elon Musk launches xAI in challenge to dominance of ChatGPT owner |url=https://www.ft.com/content/19cce4b5-b2dd-4c1e-a109-b500e504dbb6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712183908/https://www.ft.com/content/19cce4b5-b2dd-4c1e-a109-b500e504dbb6 |archive-date=July 12, 2023 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |newspaper=Financial Times}}{{cite journal |last=Bhattacharya |first=Suryathapa |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Launches xAI, His New Artificial-Intelligence Company |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-xai-artificial-intelligence-company-openai-chatgpt-4a6f178a |url-status=live |journal=The Wall Street Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712195955/https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-xai-artificial-intelligence-company-openai-chatgpt-4a6f178a |archive-date=July 12, 2023 |access-date=July 12, 2023}} on March 9, 2023, and has since been headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area in California.{{cite web |author=Anirban Ghoshal |date=July 13, 2023 |title=Elon Musk launches xAI to take on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3702708/elon-musk-launches-xai-to-take-on-chatgpt-maker-openai.html |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Computer World |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718163752/https://www.computerworld.com/article/3702708/elon-musk-launches-xai-to-take-on-chatgpt-maker-openai.html |url-status=live }}

Igor Babuschkin, formerly associated with Google's DeepMind unit, was recruited by Musk to be Chief Engineer.{{cite book |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Elon-Musk/Walter-Isaacson/9781982181284 |title=Elon Musk |access-date=28 November 2023 |isbn=978-1-9821-8128-4 |last1=Isaacson |first1=Walter |date=September 12, 2023 |author-link=Walter Isaacson |publisher=Simon & Schuster |pages=605–606 |archive-date=November 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126180200/https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Elon-Musk/Walter-Isaacson/9781982181284 |url-status=live }} Musk officially announced the formation of xAI on July 12, 2023.{{Cite news |last=Vynck |first=Gerrit De |date=2023-07-15 |title=Musk's new AI company, xAI, will aim to solve scientific mysteries |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/14/xai-elon-musk-ai-company/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717133426/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/14/xai-elon-musk-ai-company/ |url-status=live }}

In December 2023, in a U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, xAI revealed that it had raised US$134.7 million in outside funding out of a total of up to $1 billion.{{cite news |last1=Silberling |first1=Amanda |title=Elon Musk is looking to raise $1 billion for xAI |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/elon-musk-raise-1-billion-xai/ |access-date=6 December 2023 |archive-date=December 6, 2023 | work=TechCrunch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206102200/https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/elon-musk-raise-1-billion-xai/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Primack |first=Dan |date=December 6, 2023 |title=How Elon Musk may be spinning up a Plan B to save X |url=https://www.axios.com/2023/12/06/elon-musk-twitter-x-ai-funding |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=axios.com |archive-date=November 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113010459/https://www.axios.com/2023/12/06/elon-musk-twitter-x-ai-funding |url-status=live }} Despite the filing, Musk later claimed via X that xAI was not seeking any funding.{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2023 |title=Elon Musk says his AI firm xAI is not raising funds 'right now' |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-says-his-ai-firm-xai-is-not-raising-funds-right-now-2023-12-06/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=reuters.com}}

In May 2024, xAI was reported to be looking for $6 billion of funding.{{cite news |last=Tomchak |first=David |date=30 May 2024 |title=Elon Musk: Tesla CEO warns of the risks of AI to our jobs—while raising $6bn for xAI |work=Standard.co.uk |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/elon-musk-tesla-ai-risks-jobs-xai-b1160911.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530121236/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/elon-musk-tesla-ai-risks-jobs-xai-b1160911.html |archive-date=30 May 2024 |access-date=30 May 2024}}{{Cite news |date=May 18, 2024 |title=Elon's AI venture being sold as part of a "Muskonomy" |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/05/18/elon-musk-xai-fundraising |work=Axios |archive-date=November 13, 2024 |access-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113010528/https://www.axios.com/2024/05/18/elon-musk-xai-fundraising |url-status=live }} Later that same month, the company secured the support of various venture capital firms, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital and Tribe Capital.{{Cite news |title=Elon Musk's xAI secures new backing from Andreessen, Lightspeed, Sequoia and Tribe |url=https://www.ft.com/content/0b6f634e-dbf0-4238-a319-1dc1bbc0b62e |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Financial Times |date=May 23, 2024 |last1=Hammond |first1=George |last2=Kinder |first2=Tabby |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901124237/https://www.ft.com/content/0b6f634e-dbf0-4238-a319-1dc1bbc0b62e |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=May 23, 2024 |title=Musk's xAI seeking to raise $6 bln in Andreessen Horowitz-backed funding, FT reports |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-xai-seeking-raise-6-bln-andreessen-horowitz-backed-funding-ft-reports-2024-05-23/ |work=Reuters}}

In June 2024, the Greater Memphis Chamber announced xAI was planning on building Colossus, the world's largest supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee.{{Cite web |title=Musk to Locate xAI Supercomputer in Memphis |url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/musk-locates-xai-in-memphis |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=MemphisFlyer |archive-date=September 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929080046/https://www.memphisflyer.com/musk-locates-xai-in-memphis |url-status=live }} After a 122-day construction, the supercomputer went fully operational in December 2024. Local government in Memphis has voiced concerns regarding the increased usage of electricity, 150 megawatts of power at peak, and while the agreement with the city is being worked out, the company has deployed 14 VoltaGrid portable natural gas powered generators to temporarily enhance the power supply.{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Benj |date=2024-07-24 |title=Elon Musk claims he is training "the world's most powerful AI by every metric" |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/07/elon-musk-claims-he-is-training-the-worlds-most-powerful-ai-by-every-metric/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725065546/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/07/elon-musk-claims-he-is-training-the-worlds-most-powerful-ai-by-every-metric/ |url-status=live }} Environmental advocates claim that the gas-burning turbines emit large quantities of gases causing air pollution, and that xAI has been operating the turbines illegally without the necessary permits.{{Cite news |date=2024-08-28 |title=Musk's xAI operating gas turbines without permits at data center, environmental group says |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/musks-xai-operating-gas-turbines-without-permits-data-center-environmental-group-2024-08-28/ |work=Reuters}}{{Cite web |title=Environmentalists urge health department to take action on xAI |url=https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/45989/environmental-groups-urge-shelby-county-health-dept-action-xai-turbines-memphis |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News {{!}} Daily Memphian |language=en |archive-date=October 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001222514/https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/article/45989/environmental-groups-urge-shelby-county-health-dept-action-xai-turbines-memphis |url-status=live }}

{{as of|2024|8|df=US}}, Musk was diverting a large number of Nvidia chips that had been ordered by Tesla, Inc. to X and xAI.{{cite web |last1=Kolodny |first1=Lora |title=Elon Musk ordered Nvidia to ship thousands of AI chips reserved for Tesla to X and xAI |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/04/elon-musk-told-nvidia-to-ship-ai-chips-reserved-for-tesla-to-x-xai.html |website=cnbc.com |date=June 4, 2024 |publisher=CNBC |access-date=10 August 2024 |archive-date=November 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119203914/https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/04/elon-musk-told-nvidia-to-ship-ai-chips-reserved-for-tesla-to-x-xai.html |url-status=live }}

On December 23, 2024, xAI raised an additional $6 billion in a funding round supported by Fidelity, BlackRock, Sequoia Capital, among others, making its total funding over $12 billion.{{Cite news |last=Conger |first=Kate |date=December 24, 2024 |title=Elon Musk's xAI Raises $6 Billion in New Funding |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/technology/elon-musk-xai-funding.html |work=The New York Times |archive-date=December 29, 2024 |access-date=December 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229134155/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/technology/elon-musk-xai-funding.html |url-status=live }}

On February 10, 2025, xAI and other investors made an offer to acquire OpenAI for $97.4 billion.{{Cite news |last=Hammond |first=George |date=2025-02-10 |title=Elon Musk-led consortium offers $100bn to take control of OpenAI |url=https://www.ft.com/content/3a673ed2-26d5-47af-9028-8af7d742c2e7 |access-date=2025-02-10 |work=Financial Times}}

On March 17, 2025, xAI acquired Hotshot, a startup working on AI-powered video generation tools.{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2025-03-17 |title=Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, acquires a generative AI video startup |url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/17/elon-musks-ai-company-xai-acquires-a-generative-ai-video-startup/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}

On March 28, 2025, Elon Musk announced that xAI acquired sister company X Corp., the developer of the X (formerly Twitter) social media platform, which was previously acquired by Musk in October 2022. The deal, an all-stock transaction, valued X at $33 billion, with a full valuation of $45 billion when factoring in $12 billion in debt. Meanwhile, xAI itself was valued at $80 billion. Both companies were combined into a single entity called X.AI Holdings Corp.{{Cite web |last=Zeff |first=Maxwell |date=2025-03-29 |title=Elon Musk says xAI acquired X |url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/29/elon-musk-says-xai-acquired-x/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-28 |title=Musk’s xAI Startup Swallows Up X Social Network in Surprise Deal |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-28/musk-says-that-his-xai-startup-has-acquired-x-for-33-billion |website=Bloomberg |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hyatt |first=John |title=Elon Musk Scores $33 Billion In Self-Serving Merger |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhyatt/2025/04/02/the-xai-x-deal-is-a-33-billion-windfall-for-elon-musk/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

On April 24, 2025, xAI's website began to list jobs for the X platform, previously the jobs would be exclusively listed on the platform itself.{{Cite web |title=Eric Jiang on X: "Working with my new X teammates is such a joy. We should've done this merger a long time ago And I want to work with you too! We're hiring across all roles, from Designers to Fiber Foremen to Mobile Engineers. Come build AGI with us🚀" / X |url=https://x.com/veggie_eric/status/1915483430995058922}}{{Cite web |title=Open Roles {{!}} xAI |url=https://x.ai/careers/open-roles |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=x.ai |language=en}}

According to Musk in July 2023, a politically correct AI would be dangerously misleading, citing as an example the fictional HAL 9000 from the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Musk instead said that xAI would be "maximally truth-seeking". Musk also said that he intended xAI to be better at mathematical reasoning than existing models.{{cite news |last=Schreckinger |first=Ben |date=July 17, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's liberal-trolling AI plan has a core audience |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/17/ai-musk-chatgpt-xai-00106672 |access-date=July 19, 2023 |archive-date=October 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011211915/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/17/ai-musk-chatgpt-xai-00106672 |url-status=live }}

On November 4, 2023, xAI unveiled Grok, an AI chatbot that is integrated with X. xAI stated that when the bot is out of beta, it will only be available to X's Premium+ subscribers.{{Cite web |last=Neowin |first=Paul Hill |date=2023-11-04 |title=Elon Musk gives a glimpse at xAI's Grok chatbot |url=https://www.neowin.net/news/elon-musk-gives-a-glimpse-at-xais-grok-chatbot/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Neowin |language=en |archive-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104083748/https://www.neowin.net/news/elon-musk-gives-a-glimpse-at-xais-grok-chatbot/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/elon-musk-says-his-new-ai-bot-grok-will-have-sarcasm-and-access-to-x-information-b4e169de |title=Elon Musk Says His New AI Bot 'Grok' Will Have Sarcasm and Access to X Information |publisher=Wall Street Journal |access-date=4 November 2023 |archive-date=4 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104171521/https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/elon-musk-says-his-new-ai-bot-grok-will-have-sarcasm-and-access-to-x-information-b4e169de |url-status=live }}

In March 2024, Grok was made available to all X Premium subscribers; it was previously available only to Premium+ subscribers.{{Cite web |title=Elon Musk Makes Grok AI Available to All Paying X Subscribers: What to Know |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/elon-musk-makes-grok-ai-available-to-all-paying-x-subscribers-what-to-know/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=CNET |language=en |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820202838/https://www.cnet.com/tech/elon-musk-makes-grok-ai-available-to-all-paying-x-subscribers-what-to-know/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Mehta |first=Ivan |date=2024-04-06 |title=X makes Grok chatbot available to premium subscribers |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/05/x-makes-grok-chatbot-available-to-premium-subscribers/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820202836/https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/05/x-makes-grok-chatbot-available-to-premium-subscribers/ |url-status=live }}

On March 17, 2024, xAI released Grok-1 as open source.{{Cite news |title=Elon Musk's Grok-1 goes open-source: What it means for users |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/elon-musks-grok-1-goes-open-source-what-is-means-for-users/articleshow/108589278.cms |access-date=2024-08-20 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820194138/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/elon-musks-grok-1-goes-open-source-what-is-means-for-users/amp_articleshow/108589278.cms |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=David |first=Emilia |date=2024-03-18 |title=xAI open sources Grok |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/17/24097810/xai-open-source-grok-musk-generative-ai-llm |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The Verge |language=en |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523164210/https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/17/24097810/xai-open-source-grok-musk-generative-ai-llm |url-status=live }}

On March 29, 2024, Grok-1.5 was announced, with "improved reasoning capabilities" and a context length of 128,000 tokens.{{Cite web |title=Announcing Grok-1.5 |url=https://x.ai/blog/grok-1.5 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=x.ai |language=en |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112010307/https://x.ai/blog/grok-1.5 |url-status=live }}

On April 12, 2024, Grok-1.5 Vision (Grok-1.5V) was announced.{{Cite web |title=Grok-1.5 Vision Preview |url=https://x.ai/blog/grok-1.5v |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=x.ai |language=en |archive-date=November 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119215228/https://x.ai/blog/grok-1.5v |url-status=live }}{{primary inline|date=April 2025}}

On August 14, 2024, Grok-2 was made available to X Premium subscribers.{{Cite web |last=Mehta |first=Ivan |date=2024-08-14 |title=xAI releases Grok-2, adds image generation on X |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/13/xais-grok-can-now-generate-images-on-x/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US |archive-date=September 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917222845/https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/13/xais-grok-can-now-generate-images-on-x/ |url-status=live }} It is the first Grok model with image generation capabilities.{{Cite web |last=Weatherbed |first=Jess |date=2024-08-14 |title=xAI's new Grok-2 chatbots bring AI image generation to X |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220127/grok-ai-chatbot-beta-image-generation-x-xai-update |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The Verge |language=en |archive-date=November 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117000048/https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220127/grok-ai-chatbot-beta-image-generation-x-xai-update |url-status=live }}

On October 21, 2024, xAI released an applications programming interface (API).{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2024-10-21 |title=xAI, Elon Musk's AI startup, launches an API |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/21/xai-elon-musks-ai-startup-launches-an-api/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US |archive-date=November 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124212240/https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/21/xai-elon-musks-ai-startup-launches-an-api/ |url-status=live }}

On December 9, 2024, xAI released a text-to-image model named Aurora.{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2024-12-07 |title=Elon Musk's X gains a new image generator, Aurora |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/07/elon-musks-x-gains-a-new-image-generator-aurora/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US |archive-date=December 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207174002/https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/07/elon-musks-x-gains-a-new-image-generator-aurora/ |url-status=live }}

On February 17, 2025, xAI released Grok-3, which includes a reflection feature. xAI also introduced a websearch function called DeepSearch.{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2025-02-17 |title=Elon Musk's xAI releases its latest flagship model, Grok 3 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/17/elon-musks-ai-company-xai-releases-its-latest-flagship-ai-grok-3/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}

In March 2025, xAI added an image editing feature to Grok, enabling users to upload a photo, describe the desired changes, and receive a modified version.{{Cite web |last=published |first=Eric Hal Schwartz |date=2025-03-25 |title=I tried Grok’s new AI image editing features – they're fun but won’t replace Photoshop any time soon |url=https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/i-tried-groks-new-ai-image-editing-features-theyre-fun-but-wont-replace-photoshop-any-time-soon |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=TechRadar |language=en}} Alongside this, xAI released DeeperSearch, an enhanced version of DeepSearch.{{Cite web |last=Bastian |first=Matthias |date=2025-03-22 |title=Grok 3 adds deeper search and AI image editing capabilities |url=https://the-decoder.com/grok-3-adds-deeper-search-and-ai-image-editing-capabilities/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=THE DECODER |language=en-US}}

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