Musk claims xAI will surpass Anthropic and OpenAI within 6 months, citing SpaceX's compute edge
Neurogence · reddit · 2026-09-25
Elon Musk says xAI, only 3 years old versus 6-10 for Anthropic and OpenAI, will take pole position in about 6 months if its acceleration holds. His key arguments: rapidly bringing massive compute online is the hard part, and SpaceX has proven exceptional at it; and beyond a task's needed intelligence level, extra intelligence is pointless — "you wouldn't put Newton-level intelligence in your toaster." The Reddit poster hopes Anthropic and OpenAI have already achieved RSI to stay ahead, wary of a world where Musk controls ASI.
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