The star entrepreneur Elon Musk (48) and the Canadian singer Grimes (32, “Oblivion”) have become parents. With the announcement of his son’s name “X Æ A-12”, Musk frowns. Is the 48-year-old just kidding? Grimes now seems to confirm that the little one is really called “X Æ A-12”. In any case , she explains on Twitter how the two came up with the very unusual name.
“X” stands for the “unknown variable”, “Æ” is its “elven spelling for Ai (love and / or artificial intelligence)” and “A-12” is the “precursor to the SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). No weapons, no defense, just speed. Great in combat, but non-violent ”. The “A” also stands for “Archangel”, her favorite song.
Musk also seems to confirm this story, correcting his girlfriend shortly after posting the statement: “SR-71, but yes.” For the singer, “X Æ A-12” is the first child, Musk has from an earlier one Marriage to five sons. The two were seen together for the first time at the Met Gala in May 2018.