Elon Musk on xAI: None of My Companies Will Ever Create A Crypto Token

As the XAI token rallied on news of Elon Musk's AI startup xAI, the billionaire distanced himself for any association with the crypto.
By Bhushan Akolkar
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On Friday, November 3, Elon Musk announced that his new startup xAI will debut artificial intelligence. “Tomorrow, xAI will release its first AI to a select group,” Musk posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “In some important respects, it is the best that currently exists.”

Elon Musk Denies Plans for Crypto Token

However, the development led to a strong rally in the price of XAI Corp. aka XAI crypto token which shot up by a staggering 175% as most people confused it with having some sort of connection with Elon Musk’s xAI venture. At press time, the XAI crypto token is trading 164% up at $0.003216 with the 24-hour trading volume shooting by 13300% to over $2.04 million.

Popular crypto analyst DogeDesigner pointed out this development cautioning retail players to not get caught up in this frenzy. Elon Musk too was quick to respond to it stating: “To be super clear, none of my companies will ever create a crypto token”. However, there have been reports that Elon Musk might bring a crypto wallet for X users.

More About Elon Musk’s AI Startup xAI

By announcing the launch of xAI artificial intelligence, it’s clear that Elon Musk is taking a head-on AI battle with Open AI and Google.

In July, Elon Musk revealed his AI startup’s ambitious goal to “uncover the fundamental truths of the universe,” potentially positioning it as a competitor to firms like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, creators of leading chatbots such as ChatGPT, Bard, and Claude.

Musk’s venture reportedly acquired a substantial number of high-performance GPU processors from Nvidia this spring, essential for building extensive language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard.

Musk also unveiled his plans for a novel AI tool named “TruthGPT” in April during a televised interview on Fox News Channel, expressing concerns about the prevailing AI landscape focusing on “politically correct” systems.

The startup, co-founded by Greg Yang, intends to explore the “mathematics of deep learning” within the realm of AI and develop the “theory of everything” for large neural networks, aiming to propel AI to new heights. Interestingly, Elon Musk is planning to leverage the X platform for early testing of xAI and its features.

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Bhushan Akolkar
Bhushan is a seasoned crypto writer with over eight years of experience spanning more than 10,000 contributions across multiple platforms like CoinGape, CoinSpeaker, Bitcoinist, Crypto News Flash, and others. Being a Fintech enthusiast, he loves reporting across Crypto, Blockchain, DeFi, Global Macros with a keen understanding in financial markets. 

He is committed to continuous learning and stays motivated by sharing the knowledge he acquires. In his free time, Bhushan enjoys reading thriller fiction novels and occasionally explores his culinary skills. Bhushan has a bachelors degree in electronics engineering, however, his interest in finance and economics drives him to crypto and blockchain.
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