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IIT Bombay Alumnus Joins Elon Musk's SpaceX & xAI: Who Is Devendra Singh Chaplot?
24htopnews | March 16, 2026 4:09 PM CST

Indian AI researcher Devendra Singh Chaplot announced he is joining SpaceX and xAI to work with Elon Musk on building superintelligence. Musk welcomed him on X, drawing online attention. Chaplot, an IIT Bombay graduate and former IIT-JEE rank 25 holder, later completed his master’s and PhD in machine learning at Carnegie Mellon University.

Indian AI researcher and robotics expert Devendra Singh Chaplot announced on X that he was joining SpaceX and xAI to work directly under Elon Musk. In his post, he wrote,"I'm joining SpaceX and xAI, working closely with Elon and team to build superintelligence. Together, SpaceX and xAI combine physical and digital intelligence under a leader who understands hardware at the deepest level." Musk shared the post and welcomed him simply with, "Welcome to @xAI!" - sending the internet into a frenzy.

From IIT Bombay to Carnegie Mellon: Who is Devendra Singh Chaplot?

Chaplot, a native of India, started his journey as the All India Rank 25 holder of IIT-JEE 2010. He graduated in 2014 with a first-class degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay, achieving a stellar GPA of 9.51 out of 10. He then completed a Master's in Language Technology at Carnegie Mellon University, followed by a PhD in Machine Learning at CMU, completed in 2020.

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