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Elon Musk has big ambitions for Tesla's next-generation AI6 chip, as the U.S. company steers toward AI and robotics. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei and Reuters)

PALO ALTO, California -- Elon Musk said Tesla's next-generation, in-house AI6 semiconductor will be "the best edge computing chip in the world," as the U.S. company pivots away from its electric vehicles business toward AI and robotics.