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SpaceXAI

SpaceXAI LLC (formerly xAI), is a subsidiary of the American spaceflight company SpaceX working in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media.

Private Founded 2023 United States Artificial Intelligence
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Founders

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Elon Musk
Co-founder
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Igor Babuschkin
Co-founder
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Tony Wu
Co-founder

Where its founders came from

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The companies and labs that produced SpaceXAI’s founders.

Zip2 PayPal X.com SpaceX Tesla OpenAI Neuralink Google DeepMind

The SpaceXAI diaspora

17 companies

People who worked at or founded SpaceXAI and went on to start their own companies.

Lineage of SpaceXAISpaceXAISpaceXAIElon MuskElon MuskZip2Zip2PayPalPayPalX.comX.comSpaceXSpaceXIgor BabuschkinIgor BabuschkinxAIxAIRiver AIRiver AITony WuTony WuParadeParade
The SpaceXAI lineage graph — click any node to keep exploring.
E 14 founded
Zip2 1996 PayPal 1998 X.com 1999 SpaceX 2002 Tesla 2003 Hyperloop One 2014 OpenAI 2015 Neuralink 2016 The Boring Company 2016 Thud 2017 xAI 2023 X Corp. 2023 X Holdings Corp 2023 America PAC
I 2 founded
xAI 2023 River AI
T 1 founded
Parade 2020

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