Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, founded just last year, is reportedly in early talks to raise billions of dollars. The new funding round could value the company at a whopping $40 billion. This comes just five months after a $6 billion funding round that valued xAI at $24 billion. Why the huge jump? Silicon Valley's AI startups are in a fierce race, with billions being poured into cutting-edge tech. For instance, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI recently raised $6. 6 billion at a massive $157 billion valuation.

Musk, who is no stranger to AI, co-founded OpenAI back in 2015. But after a falling out, he launched xAI and is now trying to beat his old company. xAI has already built a massive data center in Memphis, Tennessee, and plans to double its capacity. But will it be enough to catch up with OpenAI and Google?

xAI's main revenue comes from its X Premium subscription, which includes access to its AI chatbot, Grok. The company recently released a tool for developers to build applications with Grok. However, it's unclear how profitable the subscription is. Muse has also been drawing resources from his other companies, like Tesla, to support xAI. This hasn't sat well with Tesla shareholders, who have sued Musk.

The AI race is heating up, and Musk seems determined to be at the forefront. But is xAI just a little too late to the party?

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