Elon Musk launches AI bot "Grok," a rival for ChatGPT

Billionaire Elon Musk has introduced his latest offering, this time an AI bot.

From Elon Musk's X account

Musk officially enters the competitive world of AI development

Musk's new AI company xAI announced this week its first AI chatbot called Grok.

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! the company said on X (formerly Twitter).

It added Grok is designed to answer questions "with a bit of wit and has a rebellious streak."

xAI said Grok has real-time knowledge of the world via the X platform. It will also answer spicy questions that are rejected by most other AI systems, it added.

Grok vs GPT

Musk posted on X an example of how his AI bot would respond compared to others.

xAI noted Grok is still a very early beta product with 2 months of training – "so expect it to improve rapidly with each passing week with your help."

By creating and improving Grok, the company said it aims to:

Gather feedback and ensure it is building AI tools that maximally benefit all of humanity.

Empower research and innovation.

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Sources: xAI X account; Musk X account