What is xAI and who founded it?

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xAI is a start-up company founded by Elon Musk in March 2023 that became the parent company of X (formerly Twitter) in March 2025. xAI was created to counter what Musk described as the political correctness in other artificial intelligence (AI) models. The company, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, is known for its chatbot, Grok, which differs from other chatbots in its willingness to engage with politically incorrect or inflammatory prompts.