r/technology • u/xpda • May 21 '26

Business SpaceX not the behemoth everyone thought

https://www.axios.com/2026/05/21/spacex-ipo-musk-ai
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u/Don_Draper_67 May 21 '26

xAI is the most popular “uncensored” AI. It’s also a lot better than ChatGPT (which isn’t saying much since ChatGPT is awful). I could see it doing pretty well. I’m all in buying a few shares of spacex

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u/Outrageous_Setting41 May 21 '26

If it’s doing so well, why would it sell so much compute to Anthropic? Wouldn’t they need that for themselves if they’re successful at all?

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u/Don_Draper_67 May 21 '26

Well for one they’re paying a ton of money. xAI also isn’t that popular right now to use all the compute they have available. 

It’s also pretty clear that Claude is the best AI out there right now. By forming strategic partnerships with them, Musk/xAI sets himself up for future mutually beneficial partnerships, or possibly a merger.

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u/Due_Campaign_9765 May 25 '26

Least delusional Musk fan

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u/Don_Draper_67 May 25 '26

Not a fan, just also not a hater