# Did xAI just concede the AI race? > Source: > Published: 2026-05-08 00:00:47+00:00 [AI](https://www.platformer.news/tag/ai/) # Did xAI just concede the AI race? Elon 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 Elon 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 Anthropic'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 At Google I/O, new features bring AI agents into the inbox and YouTube in ways that further strain the relationship between publishers and platforms Tasks are getting easier to automate — jobs aren't. What now? Musk vows to appeal; the judge vows to throw that case out, too