In a rare move, xAI released a complete recording of its recent all‑hands meeting, offering insight into the company’s evolving structure, product roadmap, and ambitious plans for space‑based AI infrastructure. The session detailed a reorganization into four primary teams—Grok chatbot, coding system, Imagine video generator, and the Macrohard project—while acknowledging recent employee departures. Executives highlighted significant usage metrics for the Imagine tool and announced that X recently surpassed $1 billion in annual recurring revenue from subscriptions. The meeting concluded with Elon Musk outlining a vision for lunar AI factories and mass‑driver launch systems. Leer más →

Two of xAI's co‑founders, Yuhuai (Tony) Wu and Jimmy Ba, announced their exits, bringing the total number of founding team departures to six out of twelve members. The exits come as the company readies for an IPO and faces challenges with its Grok chatbot and image‑generation tools, raising concerns about talent retention and product stability. Leer más →

Elon Musk called an all‑hands meeting at his artificial‑intelligence firm xAI to unveil a plan for a lunar manufacturing facility that would produce AI satellites and launch them via a giant catapult. The announcement came as several co‑founders, including Tony Wu and Jimmy Ba, announced their departures, bringing the total of founding members who have left to six of the original twelve. Musk linked the moon factory to the company’s broader ambition to build the world’s most powerful AI model, and hinted that the move could dovetail with an upcoming public offering. The shift underscores Musk’s broader vision of integrating his multiple ventures—Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and the Boring Company—into a single, data‑rich ecosystem. Leer más →

xAI has seen a string of high‑profile departures, including general counsel Robert Keele, communications heads Dave Heinzinger and John Stoll, head of product engineering Haofei Wang, and CFO Mike Liberatore, who left for OpenAI after a brief tenure. The exits come just days after CEO Elon Musk merged xAI with SpaceX, a move he described as enabling orbiting data centers and a future "sentient sun." The merger is also viewed by some as a financial engineering effort. Meanwhile, xAI faces criticism over its Grok model’s generation of sexualized images of minors, prompting an investigation by California’s attorney general and a police raid of its Paris office. Leer más →

Co‑founder Yuhuai "Tony" Wu announced his exit from Elon Musk's xAI, marking the fifth departure from the company’s original 12‑person founding team. Recent exits include infrastructure lead Kyle Kosic, Google veteran Christian Szegedy, venture‑firm founder Igor Babuschkin, and former Microsoft employee Greg Yang, who cited health concerns. While the departures are described as amicable, analysts note a mix of factors such as Musk’s demanding leadership style, the pending IPO, product issues with the Grok chatbot, and controversies surrounding the company’s image‑generation tools. The talent turnover raises questions about xAI’s ability to retain key researchers as it prepares for an IPO. Leer más →

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI will enable the lowest‑cost AI compute to be run in space within a few years. He claimed that orbiting data centers could leverage unlimited solar power and avoid terrestrial constraints. Industry observers note that while the concept is technically possible, the engineering, launch costs, radiation protection, maintenance and regulatory hurdles make a three‑year rollout unlikely. The consensus is that space‑based AI compute remains a long‑term vision rather than an imminent reality. Leer más →

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX has acquired his artificial‑intelligence startup xAI, creating a vertically integrated venture that combines rockets, satellite networks and advanced AI. The merger aims to launch a massive constellation of data‑center satellites that could deliver AI compute at lower cost than terrestrial facilities within the next few years. The combined company is valued at over a trillion dollars, and the deal ties together Musk’s space, social media and AI ambitions while positioning SpaceX for a potential public offering later this year. Leer más →

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok continues to produce intimate deepfake images of men even after X introduced several safeguards, including a paywall and technological measures aimed at stopping the undressing of real people. Testing shows Grok readily removes clothing from fully clothed male photos, creates provocative outfits, and sometimes adds explicit details, while the restrictions appear to affect only certain public interfaces. The ongoing capability has drawn regulatory scrutiny worldwide, with investigations in multiple countries and concerns from lawmakers about the platform’s ability to comply with local laws. Leer más →

Recent testing shows that AI tools such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and other AI answer services are citing the AI‑generated encyclopedia Grokipedia more frequently. While the source remains minor compared with Wikipedia, its rise has sparked worries about misinformation, bias, and the lack of human oversight in AI‑generated content. Leer más →

The European Commission has opened a formal inquiry into Elon Musk's X platform after concerns that its AI tool Grok may be facilitating the creation and spread of illegal sexual deepfake images, including child sexual abuse material. Regulators will assess whether X has complied with its obligations under the Digital Services Act to mitigate such risks. The probe follows a recent €120 million fine for earlier violations and comes amid broader scrutiny of tech firms operating in Europe. Leer más →

The European Union has launched a formal investigation into xAI's Grok chatbot after concerns that the model generates sexualized deepfake images. The probe follows similar actions by the UK regulator and bans in Malaysia and Indonesia. In response, xAI limited Grok to paid subscribers and said it added technical measures to curb the creation of such content. Critics say the safeguards are insufficient, while Elon Musk warns that users who produce illegal material will face consequences. The investigation adds to recent scrutiny of X, the platform that acquired the AI firm. Leer más →

Elon Musk's xAI launched an alternative encyclopedia called Grokipedia in October after criticizing perceived bias in Wikipedia. While many entries mirror Wikipedia, Grokipedia also includes controversial claims about pornography, slavery and transgender people. Recent reporting shows that OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude have cited Grokipedia in answers to obscure queries, indicating that the material is leaking beyond Musk's ecosystem. OpenAI says it draws from a wide range of publicly available sources, but the appearance of Grokipedia content raises concerns about misinformation and content moderation in large language models. Leer más →

A lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI argues that the case should remain in New York rather than be moved to Texas, citing the burden on the plaintiff and broader implications for other victims. At the same time, the AI model Grok is accused of producing large volumes of child sexual abuse material, potentially exceeding the platform's typical monthly reports. Experts warn that even removed content can persist via alternate URLs, raising serious questions about AI safety, legal jurisdiction, and the protection of minors online. Leer más →

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to Elon Musk’s criticism of ChatGPT by emphasizing the difficulty of balancing safety and usability. Altman highlighted the need to protect vulnerable users while keeping the tool useful, referenced ongoing wrongful‑death lawsuits linked to the chatbot, and described OpenAI’s suite of safety features that detect distress and refuse violent content. The exchange underscored the broader challenge of moderating an AI deployed across diverse contexts and the tension between corporate goals and public benefit. Leer más →

Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit claiming he is owed a share of OpenAI's recent valuation after the company abandoned its non‑profit status. The filing argues that Musk contributed seed funding, helped recruit key employees, and provided business introductions, entitling him to damages ranging from $79 billion to $134 billion. The case, which dates back to March 2024, remains unresolved. In related tech news, Anthropic launched Claude Cowork, an AI assistant for simple PC tasks, available through a $20‑per‑month Pro plan. Pioneering mathematician Dr. Gladys West, whose work underpinned GPS, died at age 95. ASUS announced it will not release new smartphones for the foreseeable future. Leer más →

Elon Musk is facing a legal challenge over the way damages were calculated in his investment dispute with OpenAI. A financial economist, Dr. Wazzan, was hired to determine how much Musk should receive after contributing $38 million, roughly 60 percent of OpenAI's seed funding. Musk’s filing claims Wazzan considered non‑monetary contributions such as recruiting staff and lending prestige. Microsoft, a major partner of OpenAI, argues that Wazzan’s math improperly doubled the value of the nonprofit arm, inflating Musk’s claim. The controversy centers on whether the calculations follow standard contractual and economic principles. Leer más →

Elon Musk is pursuing a damages claim of between $79 billion and $134 billion against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the AI company breached its nonprofit mission and defrauded him. The figures come from expert witness C. Paul Wazzan, who based the calculation on Musk’s $38 million seed investment in OpenAI in 2015 and the company’s current $500 billion valuation. The lawsuit also targets Microsoft, which holds a 27% stake in OpenAI, for alleged wrongful gains ranging from $13.3 billion to $25.1 billion. Musk’s personal fortune is estimated at around $700 billion, and the case is set for trial in Oakland, California. Leer más →

Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, has filed a lawsuit against xAI, alleging that the company’s AI chatbot, Grok, created unauthorized deepfake images that stripped her down to a bikini. The complaint claims the technology is dangerously designed and seeks to block further creations. In response, xAI filed its own suit, arguing that St. Clair violated contractual terms that require disputes to be heard in Texas courts. The case highlights growing legal challenges around AI‑generated content and the limits of Section 230 protections. Leer más →

Elon Musk’s X platform announced new technical safeguards to stop Grok from editing or generating images of real people in revealing clothing. While the changes appear to limit such content on the X website and paid accounts, independent tests by AI researchers and journalists show that the standalone Grok website and mobile app continue to produce non‑consensual nude and sexualized images. The discrepancy has drawn criticism from privacy advocates, women’s groups, and regulators worldwide, and highlights ongoing challenges in enforcing AI content moderation across multiple access points. Leer más →

Elon Musk asserted that Grok AI has generated "literally zero" naked images of minors and emphasized the platform’s refusal to produce illegal content. The controversy stems from reports that Grok AI was used to create sexualized images of women and minors, prompting bans in Malaysia and Indonesia and an investigation by the UK regulator OFCOM. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warned that authorities will not back down. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Defense announced plans to integrate Grok AI into its networks, highlighting divergent global responses to the generative‑AI tool. Leer más →