Elon Musk's ambitious space exploration venture, SpaceX, has taken a significant step forward with the acquisition of his artificial intelligence startup, xAI. The news was shared by the billionaire entrepreneur himself on his social media platform, X.
The merger is expected to be a key factor in SpaceX's planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) later this year, according to Bloomberg, which estimates the valuation of the combined company at a staggering USD 1.25 trillion.
However, xAI's lead product, Grok, is currently under investigation by the European Union (EU) for potentially generating inappropriate images using AI.
SpaceX plans to take advantage of the merger by placing AI data centers in space, powered by solar energy, which is expected to significantly cut costs and revolutionize AI model training.
