Thanking Elon Musk, Ruddarraju said reporting to the billionaire and getting direct teachings from him was the best part of his stint at xAI.

Elon Musk's xAI is preparing to raise more money from investors in a deal that could value the artificial-intelligence company as high as $200 billion, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people close to the talks.

Elon Musk's xAI may soon undergo a funding round valuing it at up to $200 billion, despite claims of sufficient capital. Saudi Arabia's PIF expected to participate.

According to the Financial Times, xAI plans to spend $18 billion on expanding its compute infrastructure. The company trains its models using a supercomputer called Colossus that is located in Memphis. Earlier this year, Musk stated that xAI plans to increase the number of graphics cards in the system from 200,000 to 1 million.

Elon Musk denies xAI's fundraising, but the potential $200 billion valuation shows rapid growth and ambition in AI.

XAI — the result of a merger of X, formerly Twitter, with Musk’s AI startup xAI — would see its valuation climb in the latest deal, and cement its place as one of the world’s most valuable private companies if it reaches the US$200 billion valuation.

Some X users suddenly became the subject of violent ideations by xAI’s flagship chatbot.

As Grok fired off replies on X praising Hitler, the chatbot's parent company also recently got permission to emit 97 tons of carbon monoxide per year to keep it running.

Elon Musk's new AI chatbot, Grok 4, is raising eyebrows for its unusual behavior. The chatbot, released Wednesday by Musk's company xAI, sometimes searches Musk's views online before answering questions.