Grok
Developer(s)xAI
Preview release
Beta / November 4, 2023 (2023-11-04)[1]
Written inRust[2]
TypeChatbot
LicenseProprietary
Websitegrok.x.ai Edit this on Wikidata

Grok is a conversational generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI, based on large language models (LLMs). It was developed as an initiative by Elon Musk as a direct response to the rise of OpenAI's ChatGPT which Musk co-founded.[3] The chatbot is advertised as "having a sense of humor" and direct access to Twitter (X).[4][5] It is currently under beta testing.

Background

In November 2023, xAI began previewing a chatbot based on large language models (LLM) to select users,[6] with participation in the early access program being limited to verified users.[7] It was announced that once it was out of early beta, the bot would only be available to X Premium+ subscribers.[8]

At the time of the preview, xAI described the chatbot as "a very early beta product – the best we could do with 2 months of training" that could "improve rapidly with each passing week".[9]

Features

An xAI statement described the chatbot as having been designed to "answer questions with a bit of wit" and as having "a rebellious streak", as well as a willingness to "answer spicy questions that are rejected by most other AI systems".[9] It said that bot had been "modeled after The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, so intended to answer almost anything".[9]

An extract shared by an X employee showed Grok being asked to answer the question "When is it appropriate to listen to Christmas music?" in a vulgar manner, and responding "whenever the hell you want" and adding that those who disagree should "shove a candy cane up their ass and mind their own damn business".[10][11] Elon Musk shared a screenshot of Grok giving detailed instructions on how to manufacture cocaine.[12][13] Musk noted that Grok's responses were limited to information already publicly available on the web, which could also be found with regular browser searching.[14]

An xAI employee suggested that the chatbot would have a toggle between a "regular mode" and a "fun mode".[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ x.ai
  2. ↑ "Announcing Grok". x.ai. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Elon Musk has regrets about ChatGPT, saying he's a 'huge idiot' for letting go of OpenAI". Fortune. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Elon Musk Says His New AI Bot 'Grok' Will Have Sarcasm and Access to X Information". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Musk says his new AI chatbot has 'a little humour'". BBC News. November 5, 2023. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ Picciotto, Rebecca (November 5, 2023). "Elon Musk debuts 'Grok' AI bot to rival ChatGPT, others". CNBC. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ "xAI Grok". grok.x.ai. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Elon Musk unveils new sarcasm-loving AI chatbot for premium X subscribers". The Independent. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 xAI. "Announcing Grok!". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  10. ↑ Stanley, Christopher (November 5, 2023). "When is it appropriate to listen to Christmas music". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  11. 1 2 Carter, Tom. "Elon Musk's new AI chatbot sure sounds like a foul-mouthed Twitter troll". Business Insider.
  12. ↑ Musk, Elon (November 4, 2023). "Ask and you shall receive". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Elon Musk's new AI bot will help you make cocaine which proves it's 'rebellious'". The Independent. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  14. ↑ Musk, Elon (November 4, 2023). "The threshold for what it will tell you, if pushed, is what is available on the Internet via reasonable browser search, which is a lot …". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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