Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'complete train wreck'

Silicon Valley just got a fresh serving of billionaire-on-billionaire shade, and the comment section wasted zero time turning it into a full-blown roast. In the Fortune report, LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman reportedly says SpaceX is “not an AI company” and calls Musk’s xAI a “complete train wreck.” That alone was enough to send readers straight into debate mode: is this a serious warning from a well-connected investor, or just another rich-tech-guy slap fight?

The strongest reactions split neatly into two camps. One side basically said, “Finally, someone said it,” with readers treating Hoffman’s xAI critique like overdue honesty. But the other side dragged Hoffman right back, with one brutal comment joking that his opinion has special authority because LinkedIn is also a train wreck — pure community savagery. Another commenter argued Hoffman is wildly out of touch, saying calling SpaceX “not AI” isn’t an insult when the company already makes rockets and satellite internet, which normal people might consider, you know, real things.

Then came the jokes. One reader “corrected” SpaceX to “SPAC X,” spinning a meme that Musk is stuffing AI companies into it to justify sky-high ambitions. Another simply replied that hearing SpaceX is not an AI company made them want to buy the stock even more. So yes, the article is about AI strategy — but the real show is the comments, where readers turned corporate analysis into a popcorn-worthy mix of mockery, skepticism, and meme investing.