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MUSK'S XAI BURNS THROUGH $1 BILLION A MONTH AS COSTS PILE UP

bloomberg.com5 min read

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xAI is trying to raise $9.3 billion in debt and equity, with plans to spend more than half of it in just the next three months. The startup is expected to burn through about $13 billion over the course of 2025. Its prolific fundraising efforts are just barely keeping pace with expenses. The losses are due in part to the huge costs that all AI companies face - building server farms and buying the specialized computer chips needed to train advanced AI models.