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Elon Musk’s AI startup released its first AI model Grok with real-time access to information through his social media platform X, which he said is a “massive advantage” over other models such as ChatGPT.
“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!” xAI’s website read.
The prototype of the chatbot, which Musk said was “designed to have a little more humor in its responses,” is being tested among a limited group of verified users in the U.S. to improve its capabilities before a wider release.
New features will be released in the coming months. Grok will available to all X Premium+ subscribers once early beta testing is complete, Musk said.
Grok, which Musk said is the “best that currently exists” and was developed with two months of training, is expected to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s (GOOG) (GOOGL) Bard and Microsoft’s (MSFT) Bing AI. To note, Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015, but stepped down from its board in 2018.
Recall that in March, Musk called for a six-month pause in AI development to establish safety standards to address AI risks. “I 80% suspect his (Musk) call to slow down AI development was so he could catch up,” Vinod Khosla, an early OpenAI investor, had told Bloomberg.