AI.com in Elon Musk's X.ai Camp: OpenAI on Backfoot in a High-Stakes AI Chess Game

Tech billionaire Elon Musk, an erstwhile supporter of OpenAI, has emerged at the helm of a new venture, X.ai, which now owns the domain AI.com.

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Two-letter com domains are a sought-after commodity, fetching enormous sums due to their rarity and relevance.

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The AI.com domain, potentially costing millions, was initially speculated to be OpenAI's strategy to attract a wider user base or streamline consumer-facing operations.

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Musk's X.ai, though currently little more than a skeleton crew of researchers and academics, aspires to a grand objective - to comprehend the true nature of the universe.

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Whatever the reason, the entire ordeal appears to be a high-stakes game between tech giants, with AI.com as the coveted prize.

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Meanwhile, Musk has revealed his plans for X.ai in a candid conversation, promising an AI model that values truth over political correctness.

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This pursuit of truth raises the question of AI alignment. Without proper supervision, AI might cause harm by generating inaccurate or morally questionable output.

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As this narrative unfolds, it will be interesting to observe if AI.com becomes a beacon of AI prowess, or remains a vanity domain in the hands of corporate giants.

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