X is testing a new Explore page feature that uses Grok to generate brief summaries explaining why topics are trending. Instead of clicking through vague keywords and hashtags, users get an immediate rundown of the day's key stories. The feature is currently in limited testing and may not roll out globally.
xAI's flagship bot Grok was caught denying user requests by stating it violates OpenAI's use case policy, an awkward slip for Elon Musk's rival AI. While xAI claimed the bot merely swept up ChatGPT outputs during web scraping, researchers suspect it was fine-tuned on synthetic OpenAI data.
Elon Musk just officially launched xAI's chatbot Grok, rolling it out exclusively to Premium+ subscribers on X. Powered by Grok-1, the bot is designed with a rebellious streak and a sarcasm-heavy 'fun' mode. It's Musk's latest push to convert casual social users into paying subscribers for his everything-app vision.
Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, just filed with the SEC to raise up to $1 billion in an equity offering, having already locked in $134.6 million from four investors. The company recently rolled out its cheeky chatbot Grok, and the massive cash infusion aims to secure the compute power needed to take on OpenAI.
Elon Musk just confirmed that xAI's chatbot Grok will roll out to all X Premium+ subscribers sometime next week. Alongside its rebellious persona, Grok's biggest hook is real-time access to X's platform data. Why it matters: Musk is betting on AI to juice subscription sign-ups, though locking Grok behind a $16-a-month paywall could test user appetite.
xAI's Grok chatbot was just spotted inside the code and navigation bar of the X web app, courtesy of app researcher Nima Owji. The integration gives Grok its own dedicated URL and a prominent spot on the sidebar, exclusively gated behind the $16-per-month X Premium+ subscription tier.
Sam Altman just used OpenAI’s new custom GPTs feature to troll Elon Musk’s rival chatbot, Grok. Altman instructed the builder to create a bot with awkward, "cringey boomer humor," which the system humorously dubbed Grok. It marks the latest jab in an ongoing feud between the two former co-founders.
Elon Musk just confirmed plans to integrate xAI's newly launched Grok assistant into Tesla electric vehicles, running a smaller quantized model natively using local car compute. Musk noted this setup could turn parked Teslas into a massive distributed inference network. Why it matters: Bringing LLMs directly to vehicle hardware cuts latency and cloud dependence, though there is no official launch date yet.
Elon Musk just debuted Grok, xAI’s first conversational model powered by Grok-1. Grok pulls real-time information directly from X and is explicitly designed with a witty, sarcastic edge that tackles spicy questions others avoid. It is rolling out to select U.S. testers first, with wider access coming for X Premium+ subscribers once out of early beta.
Time just revealed its inaugural list of the 100 most influential people in AI, spotlighting figures from tech giants to global policymakers. The roster includes OpenAI's Sam Altman, Elon Musk, UAE's AI minister Omar Al Olama, and AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton. The ages range from an 18-year-old activist to a 76-year-old veteran, showing how diverse forces are steering the technology.
X just updated its Terms of Service to officially allow user posts to be used for training AI models. This creates a dedicated data pipeline for Elon Musk's xAI startup, while also sparking worries over tighter algorithmic content filtering and platform data control.
Elon Musk just seemingly snatched the ultra-valuable AI.com domain, which now redirects to his research outfit X.ai instead of OpenAI's ChatGPT. Premium two-letter domains typically command millions of dollars, turning what looks like a simple redirect into a costly flex between AI rivals.
Elon Musk just revealed how his new startup xAI will leverage his wider empire, teaming up with Tesla on custom silicon and AI software while tapping Twitter data for training. Musk noted that public tweets will power text and video learning, while Tesla’s real-world driving data will teach the models about the physical world. Why it matters: Musk is bypassing third-party data and chip bottlenecks by turning his existing companies into a unified AI sandbox.
Elon Musk just launched a new artificial intelligence company called xAI, setting an ambitious mission to "understand the true nature of the universe." The founding roster brings together researchers from DeepMind, OpenAI, and Google, with plans to lean on Twitter data and Tesla engineering to build a ChatGPT rival. Why it matters: Years after walking away from OpenAI, Musk is officially back in the frontier AI race with his own ecosystem to back him up.
Elon Musk just revealed plans to develop TruthGPT, pitched as a maximum truth-seeking AI designed to understand the nature of the universe. Musk argues that an AI curious about reality is less likely to wipe out humanity, framing it as an antidote to OpenAI's commercial turn. While he quietly formed X.AI in March, it remains unclear how far along the actual project is.
Elon Musk just incorporated a new artificial intelligence company called X.AI in Nevada, listing himself as sole director. The filing confirms reports that Musk has stockpiled thousands of GPUs and sought funds from Tesla and SpaceX investors to build a direct generative AI rival to OpenAI.
