Elon Musk Admits He Was 'In Denial' on AI, Now Charges Ahead with 'Giga-Computer' for AGI Race

AUSTIN, TX – In a stunning reversal from his years of skepticism, Elon Musk has admitted he was “in denial” about the exponential potential of artificial intelligence. Now, he’s not just participating in the AI race—he's aiming to lead it.

His secretive startup, xAI, has just pulled off a monumental tech feat: wiring up an astonishing 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs into a colossal supercomputer. Sources close to the project confirmed this "giga-computer" was assembled in under three weeks, a pace that has sent shockwaves through the industry.

This move signals Musk's full-speed charge toward creating Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a hypothetical form of AI with human-like cognitive abilities.

For years, Musk was one of Silicon Valley's most prominent cautious voices, warning about the existential risks of AI. His recent pivot reveals a new strategy: competing directly with giants like OpenAI and Google DeepMind to influence the future of the technology.

To fuel this ambition, xAI is now reportedly planning to raise $12 billion in debt, a massive capital injection aimed at securing the two most critical resources in the AI arms race: computing power and top talent. The funds will be used to acquire hundreds of thousands more GPUs and to attract the world's best AI researchers.

"The scale is breathtaking," commented a tech analyst from a major Silicon Valley research firm. "Building a 100,000-GPU cluster in three weeks is almost unheard of. This move transforms xAI from a promising startup into a top-tier contender overnight. The combination of Musk's relentless drive, this level of computing power, and immense capital makes them a serious threat to the established players."

Musk's goal for xAI is to create a "maximally curious" and "truth-seeking" AI that serves as a counterweight to what he perceives as the "politically correct" models developed by his rivals.

With this massive new supercomputer now online, Elon Musk has officially moved from being AI’s biggest critic to one of its most formidable players. The race to AGI just got a lot more intense.