U-Elon Musk, umsunguli kanye ne-CEO ye-SpaceX, uthe enkulumweni ayethula kubasebenzi eyashicilelwa yinkampani ku-X ngo-Agasti 11: “Imali engenayo yethu evela ku-AI kungenzeka idlule isamba semali engenayo yazo zonke ezinye izinkonzo ze-SpaceX ngoSepthemba, okuwukuthi ngenyanga ezayo. Ngekota yesine, izodlula kakhulu imali engenayo yezinye izinkonzo. Ngakho-ke, i-AI isivele iyingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu yekusasa le-SpaceX.”
Ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, i-SpaceX yathenga inkampani esafufusa i-xAI, eyasungulwa nguMusk ngo-2023. Nokho, ukuthengwa kwe-xAI kumane kuyisiqalo sokungena kwe-SpaceX emkhakheni we-AI.
UMusk wabe eseveza isibikezelo esikhulu: “Cishe eminyakeni emine noma emihlanu ezayo, i-AI izokwenza u-99% wenani le-SpaceX; eminyakeni emihlanu, nakanjani izofinyelela kuleli zinga. Ngaleso sikhathi, inani le-SpaceX lizoba likhulu ngendlela emangalisayo.”
“Inani elikhulu ngendlela emangalisayo” alilona ihaba. UMusk uthe i-SpaceX ihlela ukukhuphula amandla ekhompuyutha e-AI asebenzayo afinyelele ku-10 GW ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka ozayo, uma kuqhathaniswa no-1.4 GW okwamanje. “Inani nge-wathi ngayinye lingase lifinyelele ku-30 kuya ku-50 amadola aseMelika (Qaphela: ngokwezinga lokushintshisana lamanje, cishe ku-202.8 kuya ku-337.9 yuan). Lokhu kusho ukuthi, uma sifaka ku-inthanethi amandla ekhompuyutha e-AI angu-10 GW ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka ozayo, angaletha imali engenayo yaminyaka yonke engu-3,000 kuya ku-5,000 wamabhiliyoni amadola aseMelika (ngokwezinga lokushintshisana lamanje, cishe ku-2.03 kuya ku-3.38 wamathriliyoni yuan). Izinombolo zikhulu kakhulu.”
UMusk ubikezela ngethemba: “Ikusasa ngokuyisisekelo ngelama-AI namarobhothi. Uma nje impucuko iqhubeka nokuthuthuka, ngicabanga ukuthi... inani eliphelele lobuhlakani bedijithali ekugcineni lingadlula inani eliphelele lobuhlakani bemvelo izikhathi eziyitriliyoni eyodwa.”
UMusk uphinde wathi ukuqhubekisela phambili kwakhe ibhizinisi le-AI akuhloselwe ukwenza imali kuphela. “Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba ne-AI enendaba nabantu, ekhuthaza intuthuko yabantu, futhi esisiza ukuya kwamanye amaplanethi nakwezinye izinhlelo zezinkanyezi. Yingakho ngicabanga ukuthi i-SpaceX akumele iphumelele kuphela ku-hardware ye-AI, kodwa kufanele iphumelele nakusoftware ye-AI. Ngicabanga ukuthi i-AI ezalwe yi-SpaceX izoba i-AI enhle kakhulu. I-SpaceX iqoqe abanye babantu abavelele kakhulu eMhlabeni, abanekhono, isimilo nobuntu obuhle obusezingeni eliphezulu.”
UMusk unxuse abasebenzi be-SpaceX ukuba basize ibhizinisi le-AI lenkampani ngangokunokwenzeka, wagcizelela nokuthi uma bephumelela, abasebenzi bangase bathole amathuba amaholide amangalisayo esikhathini esizayo. “Enye yezinzuzo ezinhle ukuthi, esikhathini esizayo, wonke umuntu e-SpaceX ofuna ukuya eNyangeni noma eMars uzokwazi ukuya. Ngiyanithembisa.”