Elon Musk Seeks $1 Billion Funding for AI Project Amid Challenges for Social Media Platform X
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Elon Musk is planning to raise $1 billion for his AI project, xAI, through a stock offering.
The AI project, Grok, aims to understand the universe and includes a chatbot trained on real-time internet data.
Musk's investment in AI is influenced by his concerns about the potential dangers of the technology.
Musk's social media platform X faces challenges as advertisers leave due to antisemitic content.
Musk's companies, xAI and X.AI Corp, are securing funding to expand into artificial intelligence and finance.
xAI has already raised $134.7 million and competes with rivals like OpenAI and Google.
Musk's social media company, X, has obtained 12 money transmitter licenses in the US and aims to become a powerful financial platform.
Musk has confirmed that none of his companies will launch a cryptocurrency token.
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