In an interview with Tucker Carlson on Monday, Elon Musk announced his plans to create a third option in the ongoing artificial intelligence race between Microsoft's OpenAI and Alphabet's Google and DeepMind. Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc. and the owner of Twitter, confirmed that he intends to get involved in the AI race sparked by OpenAI's chatbot, which has been widely acclaimed as the most advanced human-like AI system to date. Seeing Microsoft and Google as the two leading heavyweights presently, Musk has decided to create a third option.
Although Musk did not volunteer details on the advanced AI system he would seek to create, he incorporated a new artificial intelligence company called X.AI in the state of Nevada in March. This company could be part of his plans to build an everything app called X. Musk has merged Twitter into a company named X Corp. and has urged listeners to stay tuned for more on that front. He also confirmed an earlier report about slashing the valuation of Twitter since his takeover last year.
Musk has been a vocal critic of other AI companies, including OpenAI, which he played a role in founding. In March, he signed an open letter, along with hundreds of other tech luminaries, urging a six-month pause in the development and training of advanced AI models.
During Monday's interview, Musk expressed concern about the control and influence that Microsoft has over OpenAI, and the startup's transition away from being a non-profit operation. He also said he was worried that chatbots had become too politically correct, and that his AI company would focus on truth and trying to "understand the nature of the universe."
In conclusion, with Elon Musk's involvement in the AI race, we can expect a paradigm shift in the way AI systems are developed and deployed. As he always does, Musk has set his sights on creating something truly innovative, and his new AI system could very well be the third option that the world has been waiting for.