Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, hinted at launching XMail, a possible rival to Google’s Gmail. Musk’s announcement comes as Google faced criticism for its Gemini AI, which had issues with racial biases in generating imag
Today, Musk disclosed on X that XMail is in the works, in response to a question from X employee Nate Mcgrady, who inquired, “When are we making XMail?” to which Musk answered, “It’s coming.
Gemini AI, introduced two months ago to compete with OpenAI’s GPT model (which powers ChatGPT), faced backlash for producing historically inaccurate and biased images. For example, when asked to create images of Vikings, it only showed Black people in traditional Viking attire. Similarly, requests for images of the pope resulted in images of individuals of non-white ethnicities.
Acknowledging the problem, Google admitted that Gemini AI didn’t meet expectations and paused its ability to generate images of people until fixes are made. Some critics saw this as evidence of anti-white bias in the tech industry, but experts point out the limitations of AI systems like Gemini. Gary Marcus, a psychology professor at New York University, called it “bad software.”
Musk‘s potential entry into the email service market with XMail could shake up Google’s dominance, but it’s uncertain how it will perform and whether it will tackle the ethical issues seen in AI technology like Gemini AI.
Today, Musk disclosed on X that XMail is in the works, in response to a question from X employee Nate Mcgrady, who inquired, “When are we making XMail?” to which Musk answered, “It’s on its way.”
