Elon Musk launches poll on X asking if Tesla should invest $5 bn in xAI

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has launched a poll asking users on social media platform X whether the electric carmaker should invest $5 billion in his artificial intelligence startup xAI – with early votes showing most in favour of the move.

“Board approval & shareholder vote are needed, so this is just to test the waters,” Musk said of the poll which came on the heels of Tesla posting its lowest profit margin in five years on price cuts and increased spending on AI projects.