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S.Dyema Zandria@The Tech Basic
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Elon Musk has officially merged his AI startup xAI with the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in an all-stock transaction. The deal, announced on Friday, values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, or $45 billion including debt. This move combines two of Musk's prominent companies, aiming to create a unified AI-social media powerhouse.
Musk stated that the future of xAI and X are now "intertwined," and that this combination will unlock immense potential. The integration will combine data, models, compute, distribution, and talent from both companies. xAI's Grok chatbot is already integrated into X and utilizes the platform's vast user data for training. The combined company will focus on delivering smarter, more meaningful experiences while seeking truth and advancing knowledge. Recommended read:
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@cyberscoop.com
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Concerns are mounting over potential cybersecurity failures within the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), as experts express alarm over Elon Musk's takeover of key Treasury systems. The situation involves a 25-year-old DOGE team member allegedly writing backdoors into the Treasury’s $6 trillion payment system, raising serious national security concerns. These backdoors could compromise sensitive financial data, including information related to government payroll, tax records, and financial transactions, potentially leading to espionage and financial manipulation.
The alleged security failures are compounded by reports that the DOGE team member had full administrator privileges to sensitive systems, going beyond the initially claimed "read-only" access. Sensitive veterans' data, including information about Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, are among the Treasury Department records Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency now has access to. The lack of transparency and oversight surrounding DOGE's access to these systems has prompted Senator Elizabeth Warren to demand answers from the Treasury Secretary regarding the "security and management failure." Recommended read:
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Alana Loftus@Daily Express US :: Feed
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An investment group spearheaded by Elon Musk has made an unsolicited bid of $97.4 billion to acquire the nonprofit organization that oversees OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. This move marks a significant escalation in the ongoing feud between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who co-founded the company in 2015. The offer, reported by the Wall Street Journal, was delivered to OpenAI's board of directors by Musk's attorney, Marc Toberoff.
Musk, who departed from OpenAI in 2019, has expressed concerns about the company's shift from its original nonprofit structure to a for-profit model. He has accused OpenAI of abandoning its initial mission to act as a charity focused on openness and safety in AI development. In response to Musk's bid, Altman issued a counteroffer on X, suggesting OpenAI would buy Twitter for $9.74 billion. Musk's bid is backed by his AI startup xAI and aims to return OpenAI to its earlier open-source principles, according to a statement from Musk. Recommended read:
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@the-decoder.com
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Elon Musk's AI venture, xAI, has launched its Grok chatbot as a free app for iOS users in the US. The app allows users to access xAI's Grok 2 language model, enabling them to ask questions, create images, and analyze uploaded photos. Grok sets itself apart by pulling real-time information from X, formerly known as Twitter, and the web to provide current answers. This release marks xAI's continued effort to compete in the conversational AI space, particularly against rivals like ChatGPT. Currently, the app is only available to iPhone users within the United States.
In addition to the app launch, xAI is also making significant advancements with the development of Grok-3. It has been reported that xAI is utilizing 100,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs to power the training of the Grok-3 model which is rumored to be the 'most powerful base model in existence'. This massive computational undertaking indicates a strong commitment to pushing the boundaries of AI capabilities. The pre-training for Grok-3 has recently been completed, and the model is expected to be released in the next 3-4 weeks, raising the question if it will outperform existing competitors and also resolve the question about whether additional computing yields diminishing returns. Recommended read:
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Hassan Shittu@Fello AI
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Elon Musk's xAI has launched Grok 3, a new artificial intelligence model designed to compete with leading AI systems like ChatGPT, Gemini Ultra, and Qwen 2.5-Max. Grok 3 focuses on next-level reasoning, real-time data integration, and multimodal interactions, processing both text and images, with audio capabilities planned for the future. It aims to tackle academic challenges and real-world professional tasks.
Grok 3 boasts features such as DeepSearch for real-time web and X data retrieval and a 'Think' mode for detailed problem-solving. It also exhibits coding proficiency, writing, debugging, and optimizing code. xAI has incorporated Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) to minimize bias and misinformation, aiming for trustworthy results. Grok 3 is designed to be an unfiltered AI model as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google filter training data to exclude harmful content. Recommended read:
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Alana Loftus@Daily Express US :: Feed
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An investment group spearheaded by Elon Musk has made an unsolicited bid of $97.4 billion to acquire the nonprofit organization that oversees OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. This move marks a significant escalation in the ongoing feud between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who co-founded the company in 2015. The offer, reported by the Wall Street Journal, was delivered to OpenAI's board of directors by Musk's attorney, Marc Toberoff.
Musk, who departed from OpenAI in 2019, has expressed concerns about the company's shift from its original nonprofit structure to a for-profit model. He has accused OpenAI of abandoning its initial mission to act as a charity focused on openness and safety in AI development. In response to Musk's bid, Altman issued a counteroffer on X, suggesting OpenAI would buy Twitter for $9.74 billion. Musk's bid is backed by his AI startup xAI and aims to return OpenAI to its earlier open-source principles, according to a statement from Musk. Recommended read:
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