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International Business Times
International Business Times
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SpaceX AI Phone Rumours Explained: Report Claims Investors Were Shown a Slim Prototype After Elon Musk's Denial

SpaceX, X, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (L) poses for a selfie photograph with a delegate as he attends the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, in central England, on November 1, 2023. (Credit: TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)


SpaceX has quietly shown investors
in the United States an early prototype of a slim AI phone-style device in recent weeks, according to people briefed on the meetings, despite Elon Musk publicly insisting earlier this year that the company was 'not developing a phone.'

Reports shared with investors describe a handset-like SpaceX AI device that looks broadly like a modern smartphone, but thinner than an iPhone and running a proprietary operating system tied to xAI, Musk's artificial intelligence company. The device is said to sit at a very early stage of development, and those briefed have been told the design may change significantly and might never actually reach consumers.

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