{"slug": "did-xai-just-concede-the-ai-race", "title": "Did xAI just concede the AI race?", "summary": "Elon Musk’s xAI has reportedly struck a deal with rival Anthropic, a move that signals Musk’s company is not leading the artificial intelligence race. The agreement suggests xAI is seeking external partnerships rather than competing independently, raising questions about its competitive position in the rapidly advancing AI sector.", "body_md": "[AI](https://www.platformer.news/tag/ai/)\n\n# Did xAI just concede the AI race?\n\nElon Musk had lots of reasons to make a deal with Anthropic — but he wouldn’t have done it if he were ahead. PLUS: The incredible testimony of Shivon Zilis, and a big new study on school phone bans\n\nElon Musk had lots of reasons to make a deal with Anthropic — but he wouldn’t have done it if he were ahead. PLUS: The incredible testimony of Shivon Zilis, and a big new study on school phone bans\n\nAnthropic's Boris Cherny tells me major job loss due to automation really is coming — but job creation is, too. PLUS: the Pope's AI encyclical, and Trump abandons an AI executive order\n\nAt Google I/O, new features bring AI agents into the inbox and YouTube in ways that further strain the relationship between publishers and platforms\n\nTasks are getting easier to automate — jobs aren't. What now?\n\nMusk vows to appeal; the judge vows to throw that case out, too", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/did-xai-just-concede-the-ai-race", "canonical_source": "https://www.platformer.news/did-xai-just-concede-the-ai-race/", "published_at": "2026-05-08 00:00:47+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-27 18:54:55.100304+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-startups", "ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Elon Musk", "Anthropic", "xAI", "Shivon Zilis", "Boris Cherny", "Google I/O", "Trump"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/did-xai-just-concede-the-ai-race", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/did-xai-just-concede-the-ai-race.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/did-xai-just-concede-the-ai-race.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/did-xai-just-concede-the-ai-race.jsonld"}}