As Elon Musk steps away, yet again, from the idea of a $25,000 Tesla, let’s take this opportunity to zoom out and appreciate what a truly affordable EV can be. For this we need to ignore the Nissan Leaf—currently the cheapest EV in the US at $29,280—and skip over Europe, home to the adorable but … Read more
Although tech giants like Samsung and TSMC currently dominate the silicon landscape, Elon Musk has hinted that Tesla could potentially make its own chips in the future – and while the idea remains a tentative one, it’s certainly not beyond the realms of possibility. Tesla spends a fortune on silicon. Its Dojo ExaPod supercomputer boasts … Read more
Here’s something cheery to consider the next time you use an AI tool. Most people involved in artificial intelligence think it could end humanity. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the odds of it happening vary wildly depending on who you listen to. p(doom) is the “probability of doom” or the chances … Read more
Elon Musk’s answer to ChatGPT is getting an update to make it better at math, coding and more. Musk’s xAI has launched Grok-1.5 to early testers with “improved capabilities and reasoning” and the ability to process longer contexts. The company claims it now stacks up against GPT-4, Gemini Pro 1.5 and Claude 3 Opus in … Read more
Crystals of ketamine, which is growing in popularity as a treatment for depression and anxiety.Credit: M. I. Walker/Science Photo Library The drug ketamine is enjoying a second life. First developed as an anaesthetic that was used widely by US battlefield surgeons during the Vietnam war, it is growing in popularity for treating depression and other … Read more
In its bid to become one of the best AI tools around right now, Elon Musk is set to release the source code to X Corp’s Grok AI chatbot to the public this week. The decision, as TechCrunch reports, comes with Musk’s filing of a lawsuit in early March 2024 against ChatGPT developer OpenAI, claiming … Read more
Elon Musk is concerned that OpenAI they’ve strayed from their original path, prioritizing profits over the open-source and non-profit ideals Musk envisioned at the beginning. This is a lawsuit about principles, about the direction of artificial intelligence, and about what happens when a vision for the future of technology is at risk of being compromised. … Read more
In the ever-evolving landscape of AI chatbots, a new contender has emerged on the x.com platform – Grok AI. Brought to you with the innovative spirit of Elon Musk’s ventures, Grok AI is not just another chatbot. It’s a new player in a field dominated by names like ChatGPT and Bard. But how does it … Read more
Elon Musk, the driving force behind xAI, Tesla, Space X and Twitter now known as X, has recently announced the development of a new artificial intelligence (AI) system to compete with the likes of ChatGPT. The new AI model developed by xAI is intriguingly named ‘Grok’, is a reference to the science fiction novel ‘Stranger … Read more
Environmental organizations issued a report on Wednesday that rated social media platforms based on their reaction to climate change misinformation. Elon Musk’s X app was harshly criticized in the study. X, formerly known as Twitter, received the lowest grade since it is unknown whether or not the app has restrictions against the dissemination of erroneous … Read more