Musk Establishes New Corporation 'X.AI'... Presumed AI Development Company

Elon Musk is reported to have established a new company named 'X.AI' in the state of Nevada, USA.

According to Nevada state government documents dated the 16th (local time), Musk, along with Jarus Batchal, his family estate manager, founded the 'X.AI' corporation last month. The documents only listed the two individuals' names, and the company's purpose was not specified.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla [Photo by Yonhap News]

Major foreign media outlets such as Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) speculated that Musk established the AI development company to compete against OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT. Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 with Sam Altman and others, but resigned from the board and divested all his investment shares due to conflicts of interest during the AI research process.

The WSJ, citing related sources, reported that Musk recently recruited Igor Babushkin, a researcher formerly from DeepMind, an AI company under Alphabet, Google's parent company.

Additionally, foreign media interpreted that since Musk included 'X' in the corporation's name, it is likely connected to the 'super app' concept he has advocated. In the past, Musk mentioned the need for a super app that integrates social media functions, product payments, remote vehicle calling, and other comprehensive features. When he acquired Twitter in October last year, he also stated, "The Twitter acquisition is a catalyst for creating 'X,' the app for everything."

Musk has not made any official statements regarding media reports about the establishment of AI startups, including 'X.AI.'

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