Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has launched "Grok," an AI chatbot designed to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT. Grok claims to outperform ChatGPT in academic tests and offers a unique advantage by having real-time knowledge through the X platform. It's available on X Premium Plus for $16 per month, initially for limited users in the United States.




Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has unveiled "Grok," an AI chatbot designed to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT. Grok is touted as a chatbot that can outperform the first iteration of ChatGPT in various academic tests, and it comes with a unique advantage—it has real-time knowledge of the world via the X platform.


Musk and the xAI team expressed their motivation behind developing Grok, emphasizing their goal of creating AI tools that empower research and innovation to assist humanity. Grok is expected to answer questions with a touch of humor and wit, making it distinct from many other AI systems.


The engine powering Grok, known as Grok-1, has undergone several academic tests in mathematics and coding. According to data shared by xAI, Grok-1 outperformed ChatGPT-3.5 in all of these tests. However, it did not surpass OpenAI's most advanced version, GPT-4, in any of the assessments. Musk and xAI clarified that GPT-4's superior performance is primarily due to its extensive training data and computing resources.


Grok will be available on X Premium Plus at a monthly cost of $16. However, it is currently accessible to a limited number of users in the United States. xAI emphasized that Grok is still in its early beta stage and will continuously improve with each passing week.


Furthermore, the xAI team expressed its commitment to implementing more safety measures to prevent malicious use of Grok. They are dedicated to ensuring that AI remains a force for good and will develop safeguards against potentially catastrophic forms of malicious use.


Grok's release by xAI comes eight months after the founding of the AI startup by Elon Musk in March. The team's ultimate goal is to harness AI's potential to contribute significant scientific and economic value to society while upholding responsible and ethical use.


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