An xAI invite-only open house held on Tuesday was reportedly hosted at the office on 3180 18th Street, known as the Pioneer Building.
Attendee Martin von Hagen told the San Francisco Chronicle that Elon Musk announced that xAI would be occupying the office space, which Musk said had already been refurbished.
It is unclear what happened to this arrangement after Musk stepped down from OpenAI in 2018.
OpenAI moved out of the Pioneer Building over the summer, with the San Francisco Business Times reporting that Musk had put the offices up for sublease.
Elon Musk and OpenAI did not respond to a request for comment, sent outside normal working hours.
Musk takes on OpenAI
Relations between Musk and OpenAI have become increasingly tense in recent years.
The billionaire slammed OpenAI as "evil" in an X post on Wednesday after reports suggested the company had asked investors in its $6.6 billion funding round not to invest in OpenAI's rivals, including xAI.
Musk cofounded OpenAI with CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman but stepped down from the company's board of directors three years later.
Since then, he has become increasingly critical of the company's commitment to safety and its partnership with Microsoft.
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