Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, forecasted on Monday that artificial intelligence surpassing human intelligence would likely emerge by 2026 or the following year.

In a lengthy interview on X spaces marred by numerous technical hiccups, Musk also revealed to CEO of Norway’s wealth fund Nicolai Tangen that AI was limited by the availability of electricity and that the upcoming Grok, his xAI startup’s AI chatbot, was scheduled to be trained by May.

When asked how soon artificial general intelligence (AGI) might be developed, Musk responded, “If you define AGI (artificial general intelligence) as smarter than the smartest human, I think it’s probably next year, within two years.”

The billionaire, who also co-founded OpenAI, claimed that the training of Grok’s version 2 model was being hampered by a shortage of sophisticated chips.

In an attempt to compete with OpenAI, which he has sued for straying from its initial goal of developing AI for the good of humanity rather than for financial gain, Musk created xAI last year. OpenAI refutes the claims.

According to Musk, it took roughly 20,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs to train the Grok 2 model. He also stated that 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs will be needed for the Grok 3 model and beyond.

However, he stressed that while the lack of chips has been a major barrier to AI research thus far, the availability of electricity will become increasingly important over the next year or two.

Regarding electric automobiles, Musk reaffirmed that Chinese automakers provide “the most competitive challenges in the world” for Tesla.

Politicians are increasingly using one platform in front of the June European elections: TikTok.

Prior to trade obstacles, he has issued warnings that Chinese competitors will destroy international rivals.

In response to a Swedish union strike against Tesla, Musk stated, “I think the storm has passed on that front.”

One of Tesla’s biggest investors, Norway’s $1.5 trillion sovereign wealth fund, met with the EV company’s chair last month and was given an update on the situation, according to Tangen.

(Adapted from BusinessToday.in)

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