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Devendra Chaplot Joins SpaceX and xAI
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Devendra Singh Chaplot, an IIT Bombay graduate and Carnegie Mellon PhD, announced on X that he is joining SpaceX and Elon Musk's xAI to work directly on building superintelligence. Chaplot, formerly a research scientist at Mistral AI and FAIR with award-winning robotics and navigation research (CVPR, NeurIPS), called the move a chance to combine physical and digital intelligence. The hire signals renewed talent focus at xAI and SpaceX.
Key Points
- 1Announces joining SpaceX and xAI to work directly with Elon Musk on superintelligence.
- 2Highlights combined physical and digital intelligence capability under hardware-focused leadership.
- 3Signals talent consolidation; practitioners should monitor xAI-SpaceX's research and hiring shifts.
Scoring Rationale
Notable industry hire and strategic shift toward integrated physical-digital AI, limited depth beyond announcement coverage.
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