Musk Wants to Build Own ChatGPT AI to Rival Microsoft and Google
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Elon Musk wants to create a rival to artificial intelligence phenom ChatGPT. In an interview with Tucker Carlson on Monday, Musk confirmed that he has plans to create a “third option” in the AI race between Microsoft Corp.-backed OpenAI and Alphabet Inc.’s Google and DeepMind.
The Tesla Inc. chief and owner of Twitter confirmed he intends to get involved in the AI race sparked by OpenAI’s intelligent chatbot. Seeing Microsoft and Google as “the two heavyweights” leading the pack presently, Musk offered that he would “create a third option.” He did not volunteer details on the advanced AI system he would seek to create.