2026-02-12
I think the real reason for the recent departures of senior staff at xAI is that Elon Musk knows how to build AGI. He no longer needs people focused on theory. AGI can be achieved by scaling existing approaches.
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Elon Musk announces xAI implemented a reorganization that “required parting ways with some people”, after two xAI co-founders said they were leaving this week
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday announced the the company's xAI artificial intelligence venture implemented a reorganization that …
I think the real reason for the recent departures of senior staff at xAI is that Elon Musk knows how to build AGI. He no longer needs people focused on theory. AGI can be achieved by scaling existing approaches.
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xAI all-hands: Nikita Bier says X hit $1B in ARR from selling $3- to $40-per-month subscriptions, but offered no details on ad revenue or other xAI financials
and both are smarter than expected. 😅Logan Jastremski /@loganjastremski:My main takeaway is that engineers need to run the show and someone needs a large hammer to unblock teams an...
2026-02-10
People who have been saying that AI won't be able to make movies from a single prompt this year should look at this. Created with the new Seedance 2.0 generative video model. [video]
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ByteDance debuts Seedance 2.0, a new version of its AI video generation model that can produce multi-shot scenes, available to select Jimeng and Jianying users
2026-02-09
People who have been saying that AI won't be able to make movies from a single prompt this year should look at this. Created with the new Seedance 2.0 generative video model. [video]
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ByteDance debuts Seedance 2.0, a new version of its AI video generation model that can produce multi-shot scenes, available to select Jimeng and Jianying users
ByteDance's new AI video generation model Seedance 2.0, unveiled over the weekend, is generating a lot of buzz on social media, with some calling it a game changer.