SpaceX is reallocating some of its top engineering talent to accelerate its AI ambitions.
Elon Musk revealed that "a few dozen" of the company's leading Starship and Starlink engineers are now spending much of their time developing Grok, the AI model created by SpaceX's AI division. He said the additional expertise is helping Grok close the gap with competing models.
Musk also said engineers from Cursor, the AI coding startup SpaceX recently agreed to acquire in a $60 billion deal, are contributing to the project. According to Musk, Grok 4.5 is already in private beta at Tesla and SpaceX, with new AI models expected to be released monthly for the rest of the year.
The shift comes as SpaceX ramps up its AI strategy following its record-breaking $85 billion IPO. The company plans to invest heavily in AI infrastructure, including Musk's vision of orbital data centers powered by Starlink and launched by Starship.
According to SpaceX's investor presentation, AI represents the largest portion of its estimated $28.5 trillion total addressable market.