Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has revealed its latest creation, a conversational chatbot named Grok. This chatbot is designed to offer users witty and humorous responses while addressing their queries.
Announcing Grok!
— xAI (@xai) November 5, 2023
Grok is an AI modeled after the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, so intended to answer almost anything and, far harder, even suggest what questions to ask!
Grok is designed to answer questions with a bit of wit and has a rebellious streak, so please don’t use…
Musk announced Grok's launch on social media, stating that it will be available to all X Premium+ subscribers once the early beta version concludes.
As soon as it’s out of early beta, xAI’s Grok system will be available to all X Premium+ subscribers
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2023
Grok represents the first innovation from Musk's AI startup, xAI, which he introduced back in July with the aim of "understanding the true nature of the universe."
Musk shared Grok's response to a question about producing cocaine, with the chatbot playfully outlining the steps involved before adding a disclaimer that it's illegal and dangerous.
xAI’s Grok system is designed to have a little humor in its responses pic.twitter.com/WqXxlwI6ef
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2023
One of Grok's distinguishing features, according to Musk, is its "real-time access" to information on X. Additionally, Grok is known for its sense of humor, offering responses with a touch of wit.
Example of Grok vs typical GPT, where Grok has current information, but other doesn’t pic.twitter.com/hBRXmQ8KFi
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2023
While Grok is making its debut, it's expected to compete with established AI models like GPT from OpenAI, PaLM 2 from Google, and Llama from Meta.
