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SpaceX to invest US$2 billion in Musk's xAI startup

Despite recent controversies involving Grok's responses, Musk has called it "the smartest AI in the world."

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 13 Jul 2025 8:46AM

SpaceX to invest US$2 billion in Musk's xAI startup
xAI continues to spend heavily on model training and infrastructure - July 13, 2025

xAI continues to spend heavily on model training and infrastructure - July 13, 2025

Despite recent controversies involving Grok's responses, Musk has called it "the smartest AI in the world."

SPACEX has committed US$2 billion to xAI as part of a US$5 billion equity round, deepening the ties between tech billionaire Elon Musk's ventures as his artificial intelligence startup races to compete with rival OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Reuters, citing the Wall Street Journal reported the investment follows xAI's merger with X and values the combined company at US$113 billion, with the Grok chatbot now powering Starlink support and eyed for future integration into Tesla's Optimus robots.

SpaceX and xAI did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

Despite recent controversies involving Grok's responses, Musk has called it "the smartest AI in the world," and xAI continues to spend heavily on model training and infrastructure. - July 13, 2025

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