SpaceX shows investors a slim AI smartphone prototype powered by xAI technology
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SpaceX unveiled a prototype AI smartphone, thinner than an iPhone, utilizing xAI technology.
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Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip and featuring its own OS, Elon Musk aims to create an 'everything app' akin to WeChat.
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- Prototype smartphone is thinner than current iPhone models.
- Device runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip with a unique operating system.
- Musk's vision includes creating an 'everything app' similar to WeChat.
- Integration of xAI technology aims to enhance user experience.
- Investors were shown the prototype during a recent presentation.
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~1 min readSpaceX showed investors a prototype of a slim, smartphone-like device that would integrate AI tech from Elon Musk's xAI, the Wall Street Journal reports. The device is supposed to be thinner than an iPhone, run its own operating system, and use a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip. SpaceX told investors the project is still in its early stages. Whether the device actually gets built remains unclear.
Musk is reportedly chasing the idea of an "everything app" modeled after Chinese super-apps like WeChat. The device could also reduce his dependence on Apple and Google, whose platforms currently host his xAI chatbot.
OpenAI is also working on its own AI devices. The current front-runner is reportedly an AI smartphone that also focuses on software. An AI agent would handle all smartphone tasks for the user. OpenAI is also testing more unusual form factors, such as a pin, a smart speaker, or a digital voice recorder.
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