Elon’s going all-in on AI, along with his xAI undertaking now looking for to compete with Meta, OpenAI, Google and others, by offering comparable generative AI options and instruments, hosted inside each X itself and the separate Grok AI app.
The subsequent large ingredient incoming is xAI’s new picture and video technology possibility, which it’s calling “Think about.”
And in response to a brand new splash display within the Grok app, that’s coming very quickly.
As you’ll be able to see on this screenshot (posted by Jonah Manzano), xAI is now informing Grok customers that they will be a part of the waitlist for “the quickest picture and video technology expertise.”
I imply, I’m undecided that individuals actually need to quickest device on this entrance essentially, however ideally the perfect device for translating their textual content prompts into precise pictures and video.
Although Elon’s assured on that entrance as properly, posting a 6-second video instance from xAI’s present technology mannequin:
Elon’s so assured that individuals will like his new “Think about” possibility, that he’s even claimed that X will successfully carry again Vine in AI kind through a coming inflow of AI-generated clips.
Which could possibly be attention-grabbing, I assume, but it surely’s not likely the return of Vine a lot as an introduction of one other text-to-video AI device.
Which, functionally, gained’t be new, provided that Google Veo provides the identical, whereas OpenAI, Meta and TikTok are all additionally creating their very own text-to-video fashions.
However nonetheless, Elon’s at all times eager to proclaim his model as the perfect, and the chief of the pack. And proper now at the least, he may have some declare to that, given the quantity of processing energy that xAI has seemingly been capable of activate through its Colossus information middle.
Based on Musk, xAI is now working 230k Nvidia H100 GPUs at its varied amenities, powering the most recent Grok fashions. Nvidia’s chips have change into a key element for AI growth, and the extra you will have, the higher the efficiency of your AI programs.
For comparability, Meta reportedly has round 350,000 Nvidia H100 chips, although not all can be found for Meta AI processing, whereas OpenAI has round 200k in operation.
So proper now at the least, xAI may certainly have probably the most highly effective AI fashions in operation, although it appears unlikely that this can stay the case, provided that Meta has extra capability, and is creating its personal AI chips to broaden its programs even additional.
Although Musk’s different enterprise, Tesla, has additionally signed a brand new cope with Samsung to develop customized chips, which may finally see Musk working in direction of his personal variation of the identical.
Although even then, it nonetheless looks like xAI goes to wrestle to compete within the wider market, contemplating the early mover benefits gained by OpenAI, and the close to limitless capability of Meta.
I had assumed that Musk’s ties with the U.S. authorities, via his friendship with President Trump, could be the important thing play on this entrance, with xAI capable of construct customized AI programs that align with the necessities of U.S. authorities prospects. However then Musk turned on Trump, and Trump has since threatened to chop all authorities contracts with Musk’s firms.
In order that, seemingly, has burned that bridge. However then once more, xAI did ink a $200 million contract with the Pentagon simply two weeks in the past, which can see the corporate present AI instruments to the Protection Division.
So perhaps all of the Elon vs Trump stuff is being overblown, and Musk will nonetheless be capable of capitalize on his involvement with the federal government so as to profit his firms.
With out that, nevertheless, I don’t see why firms could be lining as much as do enterprise with xAI, given its varied controversies round misinformation, and alignment with Elon’s personal opinions.
But, Elon clearly sees this as a key alternative, and he’s now pushing arduous to make xAI into a much bigger undertaking, and capitalize on the broader AI hype.
If that works out, then Elon could possibly be on one other large cash winner, which can maintain the money flowing into X, Tesla robotics, and extra, as he pushes to guide the subsequent tech stage.
However as with all of Musk’s initiatives, lots has to go proper for this to work out.
The strategy appears to be working for him to date, but it surely at all times feels prefer it’s barely being held collectively by Elon’s irrational confidence.
You’ll be able to view extra examples of Think about clips right here.
