HIGHLIGHTS
- Grok can also produce offensive replies.
- Users in the US will be the only ones with early access to the AI chatbot.
- Grok-1 massive language model powers the chatbot.
Elon Musk’s xAI created the AI chatbot Grok, which is now available on X (formerly Twitter). The competitor to ChatGPT, which adopts a more humorous tone than current chatbots, will be accessible to X Premium+ users. xAI claims that Grok uses X to absorb real-time world knowledge and will answer touchy or divisive queries that other AI chatbots might ignore. Grok also doesn’t hesitate to use foul language.
Grok Availability
Grok would be available to Premium+ members on Web, iOS, and Android for the next week, according to an early Friday announcement from X. Users in the US will be the only ones able to use the AI chatbot at first; xAI did not provide an estimated timeframe for a wider deployment. Grok is available through the side menu of the redesigned X app for iOS and Android as well as the Web version of X. For easier access, users can also add it to the app’s bottom menu by going to Premium > Preferences > Extras > Custom Navigation.
The announcement post on X states that a user’s access to Grok increases with the length of time they have been a Premium+ customer. A user of X has even requested that the chatbot burn Musk based on his X posts. Users have already begun sharing screenshots of their conversations with the new chatbot. Additionally, Grok feels at ease responding to “spicy” inquiries and making jokes about the user. “Roast me Grok” is one of the chatbot’s default prompt options.
Musk had stated last month that his artificial intelligence business, xAI, would have a standalone app as well as be integrated into his social networking platform, X. Musk describes xAI on his blog as a “maximum truth-seeking AI” that is different from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. Musk had stated at the time that “Grok has real-time access to info via the X platform, which is a massive advantage over other models.”
Grok was initially revealed as a competitor to Microsoft’s Copilot, Google’s Bard, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT for X Premium+ users last month. The chatbot can create conversational answers to questions, engage in debates on hot-button issues, and retrieve real-time information via X. Grok-1, a massive language model that has undergone multiple revisions over time, powers the chatbot.
