Elon Musk has incorporated an entity called X.AI in the state of Nevada, potentially laying the groundwork for a startup that could pursue his artificial intelligence ambitions.
Musk and Jared Birchall, who operates Musk’s family office, incorporated X.AI in March, according to a Nevada state filing with the Secretary of State. The document doesn’t list the company’s purpose, and Musk didn’t respond to a request for comment. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the existence of the entity.
Musk has frequently publicly criticized OpenAI, the highest-profile AI startup. In February, tech news site the Information said that Musk had approached researchers about forming a new AI research lab to rival the ChatGPT and Dall-E creator. Igor Babuschkin, a former employee at Alphabet Inc.’s DeepMind, said that he and Musk had discussed putting together a team.
