Elon Musk told SpaceX employees at an all-hands meeting that the company plans to train Grok, the AI developed by his xAI venture, on the full body of SpaceX's internal information, including direct contributions from staff, according to a report by Business Insider.
Musk tells SpaceX staff company data, including their contributions, will train Grok AI
Elon Musk told SpaceX employees at an all-hands meeting that the company plans to train Grok, the AI developed by his xAI venture, on the full body of SpaceX's internal information, including direct contributions from staff, according to a report by Business Insider.
Musk told the gathering: 'We're going to be training Grok on the sum total of all SpaceX information,' adding, 'So in a way, it will be trained on you.' He described SpaceX employees as 'some of the very best humans on Earth' and said the AI would inherit traits from them.
Musk framed the approach in terms of values, telling staff: 'You will effectively be the parents of the AI. It will inherit your thoughts and ideas and beliefs, and I think that's a good thing.' He also said he has frequently warned about the existential risks of superintelligent AI, and presented training on human-sourced data as a way to keep the technology human-centric.
During the meeting Musk encouraged employees to use internal AI tools and work to improve them. He predicted that dominating AI on Earth and in space would generate large profits and what he called a 'golden age' of civilization.
The report notes the move comes as technology companies, facing diminishing supplies of publicly available internet data, are turning to specialized sources such as sensor logs, factory data, and employee usage patterns to train advanced AI systems. xAI was absorbed by SpaceX earlier this year, according to the source.
- The source does not state whether SpaceX employees were informed of or consented to their data being used for AI training before the meeting.
- The source does not state what specific categories of employee data or internal information will be collected or how they will be processed.
- The source does not state when the training program is scheduled to begin or what its current stage of development is.
- The source does not include any response or reaction from SpaceX employees to the announcement.
- The source does not specify the terms under which xAI was absorbed by SpaceX or the date that transaction was completed.
- The source does not state whether any independent or regulatory oversight of the data-collection plan exists.
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