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Dentro de xAI: Revelaciones de un ingeniero sobre la empresa de IA de Musk
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Dentro de xAI: Revelaciones de un ingeniero sobre la empresa de IA de Musk

Business Insider2h ago
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  • Un ex ingeniero de xAI, Sulaiman Ghori, discutió el funcionamiento interno de la empresa en una entrevista de podcast y dejó la compañía cuatro días después.
  • xAI utiliza arrendamientos temporales de "carnaval" para construir sus centros de datos, permitiendo una construcción y permisos rápidos.
  • La empresa emplea agentes de IA como empleados virtuales, con un equipo liderado por un solo humano que gestiona 20 agentes de IA.
  • Elon Musk interviene personalmente para solucionar problemas de hardware de proveedores como Nvidia, trabajando codo a codo con los ingenieros.
  • xAI tiene un proyecto para desarrollar "emuladores humanos" que podrían potencialmente ser alimentados por el tiempo inactivo de millones de vehículos Tesla.
  • Cada "commit" de código al repositorio de xAI tiene un valor de aproximadamente 2,5 millones de dólares, destacando el alto valor del trabajo.

Una Mirada Rara al Interior

Un ex ingeniero de xAI proporcionó una visión inusualmente detallada de la empresa de inteligencia artificial de Elon Musk durante una extensa entrevista de podcast, revelando todo, desde la estrategia poco convencional de centros de datos de la empresa hasta sus ambiciosos planes para emuladores humanos digitales. La entrevista, que se emitió en el podcast "Relentless", ofreció un vistazo raro detrás del telón de una organización famosamente secreta.

Solo cuatro días después de que se publicara la entrevista, el ingeniero, Sulaiman Ghori, ya no trabajaba en la empresa. Ni xAI ni Musk comentaron sobre la salida de Ghori, pero el momento ha generado una amplia especulación. La entrevista en sí cubrió una amplia gama de temas, pintando un cuadro de un entorno de trabajo intenso y en rápido movimiento donde la innovación a menudo ocurre a gran velocidad.

Infraestructura No Convencional

Una de las revelaciones más impactantes se relacionó con cómo xAI está construyendo sus centros de datos con tanta rapidez. Según Ghori, la empresa utiliza licencias temporales originalmente destinadas a carnavales. Este enfoque les permitió eludir largos procesos de permisos y comenzar la construcción de inmediato.

"Fue la forma más rápida de obtener los permisos y realmente comenzar a construir cosas", dijo Ghori. "Asumo que en algún punto será permanente".

El anfitrión del podcast, Ti Morse, bromeó sobre el arreglo, preguntando si xAI era realmente una empresa de carnaval. La respuesta de Ghori fue reveladora: "Es una empresa de carnaval". Este enfoque pragmático y no convencional parece extenderse también al espacio físico de la empresa, que incluye cápsulas para dormir, literas y tiendas para los empleados que trabajan durante la noche.

"Fue la forma más rápida de obtener los permisos y realmente comenzar a construir cosas."

— Sulaiman Ghori, Ex Ingeniero de xAI

Empleados de IA y Emuladores Humanos

La estructura de la fuerza laboral de la empresa es igualmente innovadora. Ghori describió una estructura de equipo donde los empleados humanos gestionan un equipo de agentes de IA. Notó que el equipo que reconstruía las APIs de producción principales de xAI consistía en solo un humano y 20 agentes. Esto puede llevar a confusión organizacional, ya que Ghori explicó que los colegas a veces le preguntaban sobre un miembro del equipo que en realidad era una IA.

En el lado del producto, Ghori trabajó en el equipo Macrohard—un nombre que es un juego de palabras con Microsoft. Este equipo está desarrollando "emuladores humanos", diseñados para realizar acciones humanas digitales como usar un teclado, un mouse y tomar decisiones en una pantalla. El objetivo es escalar esto a un millón de emuladores, utilizando potencialmente un recurso novedoso: vehículos Tesla inactivos.

  • Existen 4 millones de autos Tesla solo en América del Norte.
  • Estos vehículos están inactivos el 70-80% del tiempo.
  • El plan implica arrendar el tiempo inactivo de los propietarios para ejecutar emuladores.

Como señaló Ghori, este enfoque tiene "ningún requisito de construcción", aprovechando la infraestructura existente para una red masiva de IA distribuida.

Participación Directa de Musk

El papel de Elon Musk en xAI va más allá del liderazgo; se le describe como un solucionador práctico. Cuando la empresa encuentra problemas con hardware nuevo de proveedores como Nvidia, Musk supuestamente se pone al teléfono para resolverlos directamente.

"Trabajamos codo a codo hasta que eso se resolviera", dijo Ghori. "De lo contrario, habría tomado semanas de ida y vuelta".

Este enfoque práctico también se refleja en las estructuras de incentivos de la empresa. Ghori contó una historia donde Musk ofreció un Cybertruck a cualquier ingeniero que pudiera hacer que una ejecución de entrenamiento en nuevos racks de GPU funcionara en 24 horas. Un ingeniero llamado Tyler tuvo éxito y ahora estaciona su Cybertruck fuera de la oficina. El proceso de incorporación de la empresa es igualmente ágil; Ghori recordó que su primer día consistió en recibir una laptop y una credencial, sin escritorio asignado, lo que lo obligó a buscar al cofundador Greg Yang para comenzar a trabajar.

Hoja de Ruta Futura

De cara al futuro, xAI tiene una hoja de ruta de productos clara y ambiciosa. Ghori se unió a la empresa en marzo de 2025, y reveló que el siguiente modelo principal, Grok-5, ya estaba planificado y diseñado antes de su llegada. Esto indica una visión a largo plazo que se extiende mucho más allá del modelo Grok 4 actualmente disponible.

La valoración del trabajo de la empresa también es excepcionalmente alta. Ghori mencionó que cada "commit" al repositorio de código de xAI tiene un valor de aproximadamente 2,5 millones de dólares. En un día particular, hizo cinco commits, valorando su contribución diaria en 12,5 millones de dólares. Esto subraya la naturaleza de alto riesgo y alto valor del trabajo que se realiza dentro de los muros de la empresa.

Puntos Clave

La entrevista pinta un cuadro de xAI como una empresa que opera con extrema velocidad y métodos no convencionales, desde sus centros de datos temporales hasta sus equipos pequeños y ágiles. La combinación de empleados humanos y de IA, junto con la participación directa de Musk, crea un entorno de trabajo único e intenso.

Aunque las circunstancias que rodean la salida de Sulaiman Ghori siguen sin estar claras, sus ideas proporcionan un contexto valioso para comprender la trayectoria de la empresa. El enfoque en aprovechar recursos existentes, como los Teslas inactivos, y la planificación a largo plazo para modelos como Grok-5 sugieren una empresa que está pensando mucho fuera de la caja para alcanzar sus objetivos.

"¿Entonces xAI es en realidad solo una empresa de carnaval?"

— Ti Morse, Anfitrión del Podcast 'Relentless'

"Es una empresa de carnaval."

— Sulaiman Ghori, Ex Ingeniero de xAI

"Múltiples veces he recibido un mensaje diciendo: 'Oye, este tipo en el organigrama reporta a ti. ¿No está hoy o algo así?' Es una IA. Es un empleado virtual."

— Sulaiman Ghori, Ex Ingeniero de xAI

"Trabajamos codo a codo hasta que eso se resolviera. De lo contrario, habría tomado semanas de ida y vuelta."

— Sulaiman Ghori, Ex Ingeniero de xAI

"Elon dijo: 'Está bien, puedes tener un Cybertruck esta noche si puedes hacer que una ejecución de entrenamiento en estas GPUs funcione en 24 horas.'"

— Sulaiman Ghori, Ex Ingeniero de xAI

"Mi primer día, solo me dieron una laptop y una credencial, sin escritorio asignado. Tuve que buscar a Greg Yang, el cofundador, para comenzar a trabajar."

— Sulaiman Ghori, Ex Ingeniero de xAI

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