Elon Musk’s xAI says it has raised USD 6 billion to develop artificial intelligence

A group of investors will put up USD 6 billion to fund development of artificial intelligence by Elon Musk’s xAI.

The company said on its website Sunday that the Series B funding round will be used to take xAI’s first products to market and speed up research.

xAI said it has made “significant strides” during the past year in developing the technology, which will continue in the coming months.

Investors in the latest round include Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Fidelity Management & Research, Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital, Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and Kingdom Holding.