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The recent developments regarding Musk's xAI supercomputer have brought Memphis to the forefront of the "tech world." Indeed it has made the city "more marketable," according to Murray.
Elon Musk-founded xAI will build the "world's largest supercomputer" in Memphis, the Greater Memphis Chamber announced Wednesday.. Chamber President and CEO Ted Townsend said this project ...
The Memphis utility provider was still working to meet initial power requests from Elon Musk's xAI when the company announced plans to rapidly expand its facility. (Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images)
xAI was founded by Musk [7] [8] [9] in Nevada [4] on March 9, 2023, and has since been headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. [10] Igor Babuschkin, formerly associated with Google's DeepMind unit, was recruited by Musk to be Chief Engineer. [11] Musk officially announced the formation of xAI on July 12, 2023.
Due to xAI's projected power use, it requires approvals from Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
In December 2024, Musk endorsed the German far-right AfD party, stating "Only the AfD can save Germany" on his X account. [534] The endorsement came after previous comments Musk posted in June 2024 where he stated he did not believe AfD's policies were far-right and criticized German Chancellor Olaf Scholz , calling him a "fool". [ 535 ]
Tesla Dojo is a supercomputer designed and built by Tesla for computer vision video processing and recognition. [1] It is used for training Tesla's machine learning models to improve its Full Self-Driving (FSD) advanced driver-assistance system. According to Tesla, it went into production in July 2023. [2]
xAI's planned expansion aims to boost AI development and outpace rivals like OpenAI and Google.