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Musk attacks OpenAI safety record in deposition, claims Grok safer than ChatGPT

Elon Musk's newly released deposition reveals sharp attacks on OpenAI's safety practices as his lawsuit heads to trial. The tech executive claims xAI better prioritizes AI safety, pointing to lawsuits alleging ChatGPT led users to suicide while asserting no such incidents occurred with Grok—despite his own AI facing investigations over non-consensual images.

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Musk attacks OpenAI safety record in deposition, claims Grok safer than ChatGPT

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xAI's Grok Chatbot Faces US Government Safety Scrutiny Despite Pentagon Approval

Multiple US federal agencies have flagged Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok over safety and reliability concerns, citing risks of manipulation and bias. While the Pentagon approved Grok for classified use, the GSA suspended it from government deployment. The debate highlights internal government disagreements about AI model adoption and competing priorities between AI safety and political considerations.

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xAI's Grok Chatbot Faces US Government Safety Scrutiny Despite Pentagon Approval

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Judge dismisses xAI vs OpenAI trade secrets lawsuit over employee poaching allegations

A federal judge dismissed Elon Musk's xAI trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, ruling the company failed to prove OpenAI stole confidential information through employee poaching. While two former xAI employees admitted to downloading source code, the judge found no evidence OpenAI directed the theft or used the stolen data. xAI has until March 17 to amend its complaint in what OpenAI calls a "campaign of harassment."

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Judge dismisses xAI vs OpenAI trade secrets lawsuit over employee poaching allegations

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Elon Musk's Grok AI secures Pentagon deal for classified systems as Anthropic dispute deepens

The Pentagon has reached an agreement with Elon Musk's xAI to deploy Grok AI in classified defense systems, replacing Anthropic's Claude. The shift follows a dispute over ethical guardrails, with Anthropic refusing to enable mass surveillance and autonomous weapons capabilities. Government insiders express concerns about Grok's susceptibility to data poisoning and manipulation.

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Elon Musk's Grok AI secures Pentagon deal for classified systems as Anthropic dispute deepens

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Elon Musk delays Grok update after chatbot fails Baldur's Gate 3 knowledge test

Elon Musk reportedly delayed a Grok model release for several days because the xAI chatbot couldn't properly answer detailed questions about Baldur's Gate 3. High-level engineers were pulled from other projects to improve Grok's gaming knowledge, while separate teams worked in war rooms to teach Grok to play League of Legends.

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Elon Musk delays Grok update after chatbot fails Baldur's Gate 3 knowledge test

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Saudi Arabia's Humain Invests $3 Billion in Elon Musk's xAI Ahead of SpaceX Merger

Saudi Arabia's AI company Humain invested $3 billion in Elon Musk's xAI during its Series E funding round, just before xAI merged with SpaceX. The investment made Humain a significant minority shareholder, with holdings converted into SpaceX shares. The move deepens Saudi Arabia's AI ambitions and its strategic ties with Musk as the kingdom seeks to diversify its economy beyond oil.

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Saudi Arabia's Humain Invests $3 Billion in Elon Musk's xAI Ahead of SpaceX Merger

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xAI Data Center Faces NAACP Lawsuit Threat Over Unpermitted Gas Turbines in Mississippi

Mississippi regulators are hosting a public hearing on Elon Musk's xAI plans to build a gas-fired power plant for its Colossus II data center. The NAACP has threatened legal action, accusing the company of violating the Clean Air Act by installing and operating 27 gas turbines without proper air permits, potentially harming largely African American communities near Memphis.

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xAI Data Center Faces NAACP Lawsuit Threat Over Unpermitted Gas Turbines in Mississippi

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SpaceX enters $100 million Pentagon contest to develop voice-controlled drone swarms

Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are competing in a secretive Pentagon contest to develop voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology. The $100 million competition marks a controversial shift for Musk, who previously advocated against autonomous weapons. The six-month challenge aims to create software that translates voice commands into coordinated drone actions for offensive military operations.

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SpaceX enters $100 million Pentagon contest to develop voice-controlled drone swarms

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xAI faces safety crisis as Elon Musk defends eliminating dedicated teams amid employee exodus

Elon Musk confirmed that xAI has no dedicated safety team, arguing that safety is embedded across all roles rather than managed by a separate department. The statement follows mass employee departures and controversy over Grok's generation of over 1 million sexualized images, including deepfakes of real women and minors, raising concerns about governance and safety practices.

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xAI faces safety crisis as Elon Musk defends eliminating dedicated teams amid employee exodus

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Elon Musk attacks Anthropic as 'misanthropic and evil' after $30B funding round values AI rival

Elon Musk launched a scathing attack on Anthropic, calling the AI firm 'misanthropic and evil' hours after it announced a $30 billion funding round at a $380 billion valuation. The Tesla CEO alleged the Claude maker's AI shows bias, even as his own venture xAI faces an exodus of senior researchers. The clash highlights intensifying competition among rival AI companies.

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Elon Musk attacks Anthropic as 'misanthropic and evil' after $30B funding round values AI rival

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Elon Musk reveals xAI plans for moon factory with giant satellite catapult amid co-founder exits

At an xAI all-hands meeting, Elon Musk unveiled plans to build an AI satellite factory on the moon, complete with a giant electromagnetic catapult to launch satellites into space. The announcement comes as six of xAI's 12 co-founders have departed and the newly merged SpaceX-xAI entity targets a $1.5 trillion IPO this summer, marking a dramatic shift from Mars to lunar ambitions.

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Elon Musk reveals xAI plans for moon factory with giant satellite catapult amid co-founder exits

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Half of xAI's founding team exits as Elon Musk calls departures necessary reorganization

Six of xAI's 12 co-founders have now left Elon Musk's AI company, with at least 11 engineers departing in recent days. Musk frames the exits as strategic reorganization for scale, but the departures come amid regulatory scrutiny over Grok AI's content issues and a pending IPO following the SpaceX merger.

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Half of xAI's founding team exits as Elon Musk calls departures necessary reorganization

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Apollo Global Management nears $3.4 billion loan to fund AI chips for Elon Musk's xAI

Apollo Global Management is finalizing a $3.4 billion loan to an investment vehicle that will purchase Nvidia chips and lease them to Elon Musk's xAI. The deal, arranged by Valor Equity Partners, could close this week and marks Apollo's second major chip-leasing investment in xAI, following a $3.5 billion loan in November.

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Apollo Global Management nears $3.4 billion loan to fund AI chips for Elon Musk's xAI

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Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI to build AI data centers in space, creating $1.25 trillion entity

Elon Musk announced the merger of SpaceX and xAI, creating a $1.25 trillion tech conglomerate that aims to launch satellite data centers in space. The deal values SpaceX at $1 trillion and xAI at $250 billion, with an IPO expected in June. While Musk claims space-based AI compute will become the lowest-cost option within two to three years, experts question the technological feasibility and timeline of launching up to a million satellites to serve as orbital data centers.

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Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI to build AI data centers in space, creating $1.25 trillion entity

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SpaceX pushes AI data centers into orbit as Musk predicts space will beat Earth in 36 months

Elon Musk claims space will become the cheapest location for AI data centers within three years, citing superior solar efficiency and unlimited scalability. SpaceX has filed for permission to launch up to 1 million satellites as orbital data centers, while Google, Starcloud, and other tech giants race to prove the concept. But experts warn the economics depend on dramatic reductions in launch costs and unproven technology.

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SpaceX pushes AI data centers into orbit as Musk predicts space will beat Earth in 36 months

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