Jim Chanos, known for his bearish bets against high-flying companies, threw shade at Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his AI venture, xAI, which secured $6 billion and fetched a valuation of $24 billion in a fresh funding round on Monday.
What Happened: Musk is actively recruiting talent for xAI and posted about it on X, the social media platform he owns.
“Join xAI if you believe in our mission of understanding the universe, which requires maximally rigorous pursuit of the truth, without regard to popularity or political correctness,” he posted late on Monday.
Chanos, who has taken a dig at the Tesla chief many times previously, pointed out what he considered to be an irony: Musk repeatedly insisting that Tesla is not a car company ...