The White House Press Secretary told reporters that she "doesn't think" Trump wants federal agencies to have contracts with Musk's AI company.

The initiative hadn’t been planned to include xAI’s Grok model as recently as March, the former Pentagon employee said.

In a familiar critique of corporate structures, Musk also weighed in on the ideal environment for fostering such long-term, existentially focused AI. He declared, “For long-term optimization, it is better to be a private than a public company, as the latter is punished for long-term optimization beyond the reward cycle of stock portfolio managers.”

One of the new “companions,” or AI characters for users to interact with, is a sexualized blonde anime bot called “Ani."

CNBC's Michal Lev-Ram joins 'The Exchange' to discuss AI companions assisting chatbots and its impact on the technology.

Elon Musk's xAI is reportedly seeking $12 billion in debt financing to buy Nvidia chips and build a massive AI supercluster, signaling an aggressive push to stay competitive in the global AI arms race.

Tesla Inc.’s core car-making business is facing a deteriorating outlook, providing a major test of Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s ability to lift the stock price with his vision

This is the smartest AI in the world,” Musk said. He did not mention the chatbot’s viral posts praising Hitler and calling itself “MechaHitler.”

Adam Jonas from Morgan Stanley asked Elon Musk if he was "comfortable" in moving Tesla deeper in real-world AI applications while only having a 13% stake in the company. That's a "major concern for me,