Musk and Zuckerberg claw back into AI race with new model momentum
Summary
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta have made strong progress in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), closing the gap with leading companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Both SpaceX and Meta recently released AI models that perform well and are more affordable to use.Key Facts
- SpaceX’s AI model Grok 4.6 performed similarly to OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol Max in a respected AI ranking.
- Musk plans to release Grok 4.7 soon, expecting it to outperform current models using SpaceX data.
- Meta introduced Muse Glimmer, a smaller AI model that can run locally on a laptop and is cheaper to use.
- Zuckerberg is pushing Meta’s AI work with a $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI and new leadership by Alexandr Wang.
- Musk combined his AI efforts under SpaceX and agreed to buy Cursor for $60 billion to boost computing power and AI coding.
- Price is becoming a key factor in AI success, not just raw performance.
- Despite progress, experts say OpenAI and Anthropic still lead in AI technology.
- Google’s recent losses of AI staff and issues with its Gemini model have weakened its AI position, creating opportunities for Musk and Zuckerberg.
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