3 6 Ke·2025-08-15 01:21Core Viewpoint - Elon Musk praised Google as the most likely leader in the artificial intelligence industry due to its significant computational and data advantages, while also indicating that this situation may change in the coming years [1]. Group 1: Google's Position in AI - Google is recognized as a cornerstone in the AI field, having introduced the Transformer concept in a groundbreaking 2017 paper titled "Attention Is All You Need," which supports large language models like ChatGPT [1]. - Google has invested in AI startups such as Anthropic and Safe Superintelligence, holding a 14% stake in Anthropic [1]. - In its recent Q2 earnings call, Google announced a $10 billion increase in capital expenditures for the year, raising the total to $85 billion, aimed at meeting the growing demand for chips and AI products [2]. Group 2: Musk's Disputes and xAI - Musk's comments coincided with escalating tensions with OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman, including Musk's threat to sue Apple for promoting OpenAI's ChatGPT over his own xAI's Grok chatbot [3]. - Musk and Altman co-founded OpenAI in 2015, but their relationship soured after Musk left the board in 2018 due to differing views [3]. - Musk established xAI in July 2023, raising over $12 billion in funding across multiple rounds later that year [3]. - Tesla is set to hold a shareholder vote on whether to invest in xAI, although the timing of the vote has not been specified [4]. - Musk indicated that if it were solely his decision, Tesla would have already invested in xAI [5].