Tesla Dojo: the rise and fall of Elon Musk’s AI supercomputer
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Tesla's Dojo supercomputer project, once hyped as the foundation of the company's AI ambitions, was shut down in August 2025 after six years of development. Despite Musk's earlier promises to "double down" on Dojo, he abruptly reversed course, calling it "an evolutionary dead end" and pivoting to partnerships with Samsung for AI6 chips. The supercomputer, designed to train Tesla's self-driving neural networks, never reached its promised capabilities despite significant investment.
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