#ElonMusk ’s reputation as a fun-loving billionaire extends well beyond social media — and into the workplace. An employee at Musk’s AI startup xAI has revealed that the Tesla CEO once gave away a brand-new Cybertruck after a colleague completed a high-pressure task in just 24 hours.
🎯 The High-Stakes Bet
In an interview, Sulaiman Khan, a member of xAI’s technical team, said Musk encourages a culture filled with “war stories and bets.” One such bet involved a fresh batch of powerful GPUs delivered to the team.
Musk made a simple offer:
👉 Get an AI training run working on the new GPUs within 24 hours — and the Cybertruck is yours.
🏁 Challenge Accepted
Khan recalled that a colleague named Tyler took on the challenge. Against the clock, Tyler successfully got the training run operational before the deadline.
Musk kept his word.
“Yeah, he got it,” Khan said. “I can literally see the Cybertruck from our lunch window.”
🤖 Why It Mattered
A training run involves using GPUs to train machine-learning models — a mission-critical task for AI companies. GPUs are vastly more powerful than CPUs and form the backbone of modern AI systems.
With AI servers housing billions of dollars’ worth of GPUs, the pressure to get systems running quickly is immense — making Musk’s $80,000+ bet less crazy than it sounds.
💰 The Prize
According to Tesla’s website, the Cybertruck AWD starts at around $79,900 in the US, with higher variants exceeding $125,000.
✨ In true Musk fashion, what began as a workplace challenge ended with a futuristic truck — and a legendary Silicon Valley story.
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