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Tesla AI5 & AI6 Chips “Compressing Reality”?! What Did Elon See?!

Elon Musk has revealed Tesla’s new AI chips, AI5 and AI6, which will drive the company’s shift towards AI-powered services, enabling significant advancements in Full Self-Driving capabilities and potentially revolutionizing the self-driving car industry and beyond.

## Questions to inspire discussion.

Tesla’s AI Chip Advancements.

🚀 Q: What are the key features of Tesla’s AI5 and AI6 chips? A: Tesla’s AI5 and AI6 chips are inference-first, designed for high-throughput and efficient processing of AI models on devices like autos, Optimus, and Grok voice agents, being 40x faster than previous models.

💻 Q: How do Tesla’s AI5 and AI6 chips compare to previous models? A: Tesla’s AI5 chip is a 40x improvement over AI4, with 500 TOPS expanding to 5,000 TOPS, enabling excellent performance in full self-driving and Optimus humanoid robots.

🧠 Q: What is the significance of softmax in Tesla’s AI5 chip? A: AI5 is designed to run softmax natively in a few steps, unlike AI4 which relies on CPU and runs softmax in 40 steps in emulation mode.

US Energy Secretary’s INSANE Bet Against Elon Musk

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Energy for AI and Infrastructure.

🤖 Q: How does AI development impact energy demands? A: AI development will drive massive demand for electricity, with solar and batteries being the only energy source with an unbounded upper limit to scale and meet these demands.

⛽ Q: Can solar energy support existing infrastructure? A: Solar energy can produce synthetic biofuels and oil and gas through chemical processes, enabling it to power existing infrastructure that runs on traditional fuels.

Expert Predictions.

🚗 Q: What does Elon Musk predict about future energy sources? A: Elon Musk predicts that solar and batteries will dominate the future energy landscape, citing China’s massive investment as a key factor in this prediction.

Elon Musk: Robotaxis Will Replace Personal Cars, Not Just Uber

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🧠 Q: How does Tesla’s upcoming AI chip compare to the current one? A: Tesla’s AI5 chip will be 40 times better than the current AI4 chip, which is already capable of achieving self-driving safety at least 2–3 times that of a human.

💰 Q: What is the expected pricing for Tesla’s robotaxi service? A: Tesla’s robotaxi service is projected to cost $2 per mile at launch, which is cheaper than Uber rides in high-cost areas like Seattle.

Impact on Transportation.

🚘 Q: How will robotaxis affect car ownership? A: Robotaxis are expected to become a viable alternative to car ownership, especially when prices reach $1 per mile, making them cheaper than options like airport parking.

💼 Q: How does Tesla’s robotaxi cost compare to competitors? A: Tesla’s robotaxi can be built and deployed for half the cost of competitors like Whim, potentially offering more competitive pricing.

Elon Musk on DOGE, Optimus, Starlink Smartphones, Evolving with AI, Why the West is Imploding

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🧠 Q: What improvements does Tesla’s AI5 chip offer over AI4? A: AI5 provides a 40x improvement in silicon, addressing core limitations of AI4, with 8x more compute, 9x more memory, 5x more memory bandwidth, and the ability to easily handle mixed precision models.

📱 Q: How will Starlink-enabled smartphones revolutionize connectivity? A: Starlink-enabled smartphones will allow direct high bandwidth connectivity from satellites to phones, requiring hardware changes in phones and collaboration between satellite providers and handset makers.

🌐 Q: What is Elon Musk’s vision for Starlink as a global carrier? A: Musk envisions Starlink as a global carrier working worldwide, offering users a comprehensive solution for high bandwidth at home and direct to cell through one direct deal.

🚀 Q: What are the expected capabilities of SpaceX’s Starship? A: Starship is projected to demonstrate full reusability next year, carrying over 100 tons to orbit, being five times bigger than Falcon Heavy, and capable of catching both the booster and ship.

AI and Compute.

Tesla Robotaxi Already a Monster Hit

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Autonomous Driving Development.

🔄 Q: What version of the Robotaxi software is Tesla currently working on? A: Tesla’s autonomy team is focused on version 14, which will be merged with the public release for consumer vehicles.

🛣️ Q: How is Tesla approaching the expansion of its Robotaxi service area? A: Tesla is taking a cautious approach, prioritizing data collection and safety over rapid expansion.

👀 Q: Are Tesla’s Robotaxis currently fully autonomous? A: The service is currently supervised by a human driver, with the goal of eventually removing the safety monitor for fully autonomous operation.

Future Plans and Strategies.

Elon’s Tesla AI Update (everything hinges on this)

Elon Musk’s future success with Tesla, potentially leading to a valuation of $8.5 trillion, is contingent upon the company’s advancements in AI chip development and deployment of autonomous vehicles and robots.

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Tesla’s AI Chip Development.
🖥️ Q: What is Tesla’s new focus for AI chip development? A: Tesla is ending Dojo and concentrating all silicon talent on creating a single, powerful chip called AI6, aiming to make it the best AI chip by far.

Elon’s Cryptic Post Sparks Big Questions

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🌐 Q: What distinguishes embedded AI from language models like ChatGPT? A: Embedded AI interacts with the real world, while LLMs (Large Language Models) primarily answer questions based on trained information.

Chip Production and Supply.

💻 Q: What are Samsung’s plans for chip production in Texas? A: Samsung’s new Texas chip plant will produce 2nm chips with 16,000 wafers/month by the end of 2024, boosted by a $16B Tesla deal.

🔧 Q: How will the Samsung-Tesla deal impact Tesla’s chip supply? A: The deal will significantly boost Tesla’s chip supply, producing 17,000 wafers per month of 2 nanometer chips reserved solely for Tesla.

AI Infrastructure and Applications.

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