Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, X.AI Corp., is reportedly nearing the completion of its latest funding round with an estimated valuation of $18 billion. According to sources familiar with the matter, the size of the round is still being finalized but was initially set at $6 billion. If completed, the funding will position xAI as a formidable competitor to well-funded businesses like OpenAI in the rapidly growing field of AI chatbots.