Elon Musk's xAI Plans 'Gigafactory of Compute' for AI

Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind xAI, recently announced ambitious plans to construct a supercomputer in collaboration with Oracle. This initiative aims to enhance the capabilities of xAI’s "Grok" artificial intelligence (AI) large language model.



According to a report from The Information, which referenced a presentation to xAI stakeholders, the proposed supercomputer is envisioned as a "Gigafactory of Compute." This facility is designed to facilitate the training and development of the next generation of xAI's Grok AI system.



As reported by Cointelegraph in April, Musk had initially sought $4 billion in funding, valuing xAI at $15 billion. The funds were intended to increase the company's GPU count from approximately 10,000 to 100,000. Following significant investor interest, Musk later raised the target to $6 b


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