Musk joins the AI rat race

Read to the end to find out how the internet really feels about Threads.

There’s a lot to get to this week so I won’t waste time. Here’s everything you need to know.

The news:

• Elon Musk’s new AI venture, xAI
• Claude 2 chatbot public beta
• Stability AI’s doodle-to-art service
• SDXL 1.0 model live on Discord
• Twitter’s creator payouts & other news
• TikTok’s watermark-free downloads (we need this)
• What’s going on with Threads?

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Elon Musk re-enters the AI race

Musk is on a press tour for his shiny new company, xAI, which has been quietly building up. Last week was the official announcement and he held a Space on Friday to talk about the company’s plans, goals, and vision.

Here’s a great thread on what went down in the call.

• He pointed fingers at…