{"id":45440,"date":"2025-11-23T11:35:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T11:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/23\/musk-says-tesla-nearing-ai5-chip-completion-begins-work-on-ai6\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T11:35:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T11:35:37","slug":"musk-says-tesla-nearing-ai5-chip-completion-begins-work-on-ai6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/23\/musk-says-tesla-nearing-ai5-chip-completion-begins-work-on-ai6\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk says Tesla nearing AI5 chip completion, begins work on AI6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>Tesla is moving closer to completing the design of its next-generation AI5 chip and has already begun development work on its AI6 processor, CEO Elon Musk said Sunday in a post on X. <\/p>\n<p>The update marks the company\u2019s most detailed assessment yet of its long-term chip roadmap as it leans deeper into artificial intelligence and robotics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-xeet-wp xeet-wp\">\n<div class=\"react-tweet-theme Prh5YO6Z7gkcGwVjnX1Q\">\n<article class=\"y3vyxk0KOdMgcSTtzERK\">\n<div class=\"lXRMjX2KYR7IZSOZPFbm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1992499020590108745\" class=\"nkzum3vS9EE0UMk6wIwD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"gxuhzv6slGlIBy5JFjVm\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gxuhzv6slGlIBy5JFjVm\">\n<div class=\"jM__a2FZ4FtvadsBSIC5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"BwMePHrH3rvsmYE498nW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1992499020590108745\" class=\"oDvOSSsrnTspryAL9YVt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"YqFZOCD996i_gAbVzqfJ\"><span title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"k4aQ6nZmsk6GjbvjPKss FgA7vJPvpWgsyInO1FMI\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"T65hgE51dyqUMzAY5hl0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1992499020590108745\" class=\"jg4rjgPtL89uoWZw81FG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span title=\"@elonmusk\">@elonmusk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"IulIEDncuBnezCKlPUfn\"><span class=\"f9i0GrOk4HWCqDStzGHE\">\u00b7<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=elonmusk\" class=\"X9KF8bvQvjpxMkEUAQSg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1992499020590108745\" class=\"VAKgDYwbCPjVtzvR7vsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"AdGEHCYjGQTkPV_D5imj\"><span>Most people don\u2019t know that Tesla has had an advanced AI chip and board engineering team for many years.<\/p>\n<p>That team has already designed and deployed several million AI chips in our cars and data centers. These chips are what enable Tesla to be the leader in real-world AI.<\/p>\n<p>The<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"_0kiDv1j1JHI8CF0Ntb_\"><a class=\"PF6M5QdjvCYeUIeL82Pw\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1992499020590108745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"1:12 pm \u00b7 23 Nov 2025\">1:12 pm \u00b7 23 Nov 2025<\/a><a class=\"EUWNvie68q0hB7x9gYil\" href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/twitter-for-websites-ads-info-and-privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Twitter for Websites, Ads Information and Privacy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"r1nP5SJS7VNmWTX19Auq\"><a class=\"gcUKEvUouWctDVs4Uni5\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1992499020590108745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Like. 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