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The Internal Struggles: Should Tesla Expand into Musk's AI Ventures?
An intriguing debate within Tesla's corporate governance pertains to whether the company should take a majority stake in Musk’s separate AI enterprise, XAI. This issue underscores tensions about mission alignment, control, and corporate strategy.
While shareholders recently voted to consider such an investment, the vote was closely contested, with many abstentions. Robin Adenholtz, an outside director and chair of Tesla's board, pointed out the differing missions of Tesla and Musk's AI initiatives — a potential challenge for integration.