evidence: Elon Musk wants to "understand the true nature of the universe." At least that’s what his new AI company, xAI, said on its website as he announced its formation on Wednesday. [...] Musk, who has frequently spoken about the risks posed by advanced AI systems in the past, also said in the interview that he was founding a new AI organization to prevent "AI dystopia." However, experts and researchers, including xAI adviser Hendrycks, have expressed concerns that the addition of another highly-resourced company to the AI ecosystem could further fuel the race to develop powerful AI systems, at the expense of efforts to make them safe. [...] In April, in response to reports that Musk would likely start a new AI company, Hendrycks wrote that the "emergence of a new major AI developer will likely increase competitive pressures," and that the "pressures to race ahead can cause actors to make sacrifices, especially when there are tradeoffs between safety and competitiveness."