Elon Musk is reportedly seeking to develop an alternative to OpenAI's ChatGPT. image credit: Google

Musk has approached AI researchers, including Igor Babuschkin, who recently left Alphabet's DeepMind. image credit: Google

ChatGPT is a text-based chatbot that gained attention in Silicon Valley for its ability to draft prose, poetry, or even computer code on command. image credit: Google

Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit startup but left its board in 2018. image credit: Google

He praised ChatGPT as "scary good". image credit: Google

Musk and Babuschkin have discussed assembling a team to pursue AI research, but the project is still in the early stages. image credit: Google

There is no concrete plan to develop specific products yet. image credit: Google

ChatGPT has compelled tech giants to jump into the AI race, and several companies are developing their own ChatGPT-style AI chatbot. image credit: Google

China's Baidu is working on Ernie Bot to rival ChatGPT and revamp its search engine. image credit: Google

Baidu has invested heavily in AI and is at the forefront of efforts to create a Chinese rival to the AI platform developed by OpenAI and backed by Microsoft. image credit: Google