Tesla accelerates AI agent push as xAI’s Macrohard falters
Painting “MACROHARD” on the roof of an xAI data center hasn’t been enough to bring the company’s core AI office worker to life. Business Insider reports that the effort to compete with Microsoft has stalled amid staff and leadership departures and what appears to be a hiring freeze.
At the same time, Elon Musk’s public company, Tesla, seems to be accelerating its own AI agent project, dubbed “Digital Optimus.” It’s meant to perform tasks on a computer much like the Optimus robot would do in the real world.
Unlike Macrohard’s screenshot-based training approach, Tesla’s effort reportedly mirrors its Full Self-Driving system, processing information in real time rather than step by step.
Add this to the growing list of ways Musk’s empire is blurring together: SpaceX merged with xAI in February, and now Tesla appears to be absorbing one of xAI’s most ambitious projects, with some of Macrohard’s work and computing resources reportedly shifting to Tesla’s Autopilot team.
Unlike Macrohard’s screenshot-based training approach, Tesla’s effort reportedly mirrors its Full Self-Driving system, processing information in real time rather than step by step.
Add this to the growing list of ways Musk’s empire is blurring together: SpaceX merged with xAI in February, and now Tesla appears to be absorbing one of xAI’s most ambitious projects, with some of Macrohard’s work and computing resources reportedly shifting to Tesla’s Autopilot team.
