No One Knows What the Hell Elon Musk’s AI Graph Means
Elon Musk posted a graph to X on Sunday that has left people scratching their heads. At first glance, it appears Musk is trying to make the case that AI is revolutionary, and it’s no secret the SpaceX CEO believes AI will change the world. The x-axis shows dates from July 2023 to July 2026 and blue bars that get larger as they move further in time.
- ▪Elon Musk posted a graph to X on Sunday that has left people scratching their heads.
- ▪At first glance, it appears Musk is trying to make the case that AI is revolutionary, and it’s no secret the SpaceX CEO believes AI will change the world.
- ▪The x-axis shows dates from July 2023 to July 2026 and blue bars that get larger as they move further in time.
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Elon Musk posted a graph to X on Sunday that has left people scratching their heads. At first glance, it appears Musk is trying to make the case that AI is revolutionary, and it’s no secret the SpaceX CEO believes AI will change the world. But if you actually look at the graph, it’s unclear what the hell it’s supposed to represent.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000793983","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"artificial-intelligence","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"artificial-intelligence","TAGS":"ai,artificial-intelligence,elon-musk,grok,robots","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); “AI…
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