- Elon Musk is not fazed by a humanoid robotic startup’s newly introduced collaboration with OpenAI.
- OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, is a competitor to Musk’s startup xAI.
- Musk can also be making a humanoid robotic, Optimus, via Tesla.
Elon Musk does not appear anxious about humanoid robots — even when they’re made by his opponents.
“Carry it on,” Musk posted in response to Determine AI cofounder Brett Adcock’s Thursday announcement of a collaboration with OpenAI to develop AI-powered machines.
The remark was a tacit acknowledgment that Determine and OpenAI are rivals to the Tesla CEO’s personal AI ambitions. Musk unveiled tech startup xAI final yr, which debuted AI chatbot Grok final November.
Determine AI didn’t instantly reply to Enterprise Insider’s request for touch upon Musk’s submit.
Musk can also be growing a humanoid robotic, Optimus, at Tesla. The corporate’s first prototype was proven off at Tesla’s AI Day in 2022. The robotic has but to launch, however Musk has posted updates of its developmental progress.
Musk’s disdain for OpenAI, Determine AI’s principal backer, is not any secret. Musk cofounded and invested within the firm with Sam Altman earlier than a falling out led to his departure. On Thursday, Musk filed a lawsuit in opposition to the ChatGPT maker and its founder, Sam Altman, alleging that the corporate breached its contract by adopting a “capped-profit” holding firm, and that its partnership with Microsoft violates its authentic mission as a nonprofit.
“It is not clear to me how the OpenAI construction is authorized in any respect,” he posted to X final month.
OpenAI didn’t reply to BI’s request for touch upon Musk’s lawsuit forward of publication.
Moreover OpenAI, Determine AI has additionally secured funding from Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos (via his household workplace, Bezos Expeditions), Adcock mentioned on X.
Determine AI says its robots shall be helpful in “manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, and retail.” Final month, Adcock shared a video of one of many human-like machines working a espresso maker.
Tesla’s Optimus appears to be designed for related functions, together with duties which can be “unsafe, repetitive or boring.”
