(UPDATE) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Business magnate Elon Musk has informed investors he intends to build a supercomputer named "gigafactory of compute" to support the development of his artificial intelligence startup xAI, an industry news outlet reported Saturday.

Musk wants the supercomputer — which will string together 100,000 Nvidia chips — operational by fall 2025, and "will hold himself personally responsible for delivering it on time," according to The Information.

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