Musk Says White House Role Diverted Attention from AI
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On October 19, 2026, Musk said that taking part in White House affairs last year temporarily pulled him away from AI development at his companies, and acknowledged that he had been away from the companies for too long and should have returned to AI sooner. Discussing the national debt problem, he said that solving the debt would depend solely on artificial intelligence and robots. Meanwhile, his xAI’s Grok has connected to bank, bank card, and investment accounts through Finance integration, and can analyze users’ transaction records from the past year to identify recurring subscriptions, price increases, and overlapping services, among other things.
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Elon Musk said that participating in White House affairs last year temporarily pulled him away from AI development at his companies, and acknowledged that he had been away from the companies for too long and should have returned to AI earlier. Musk also said that solving the national debt can only rely on AI and robots. His xAI’s Grok has connected to bank, bank card, and investment accounts through Finance integration, and can analyze a year of transactions to identify recurring subscriptions, price increases, and overlapping services.
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