In the midst of the ongoing OpenAI lawsuit, Elon Musk plans to open-source the AI chatbot Grok.
Elon Musk, CEO of xAI, is releasing Grok, a rival to ChatGPT, open-source. After Musk sued his co-founded firm, OpenAI, for allegedly leaving its initial non-profit goal behind, he made this choice.
On March 11, Musk revealed on X that he was planning to open-source Grok. In 2023, at the UK's AI Safety Summit, Musk called for a "third-party referee" to oversee AI progress, thus this decision is in line with his long-standing support for ethical AI advancement.
After Elon Musk and OpenAI had disputes about the company's future, Musk left OpenAI and started xAI. Launching Grok in November 2023 was another example of Musk's dedication to open-source and charitable AI projects.
During a podcast with Lex Fridman in November, Musk voiced his disapproval of OpenAI's shift from an open-source, non-profit program to a for-profit, closed-source business model.
Musk has gained notoriety in particular for his stance against major tech corporations reaping financial benefits from artificial intelligence research and development, consistently voicing his disapproval and raising ethical concerns about this trend.
Sharing resources Grok plans to team up xAI with organizations that share a commitment to open access to AI models, such as Mistral of France.
With this method, programmers may work together to speed up the improvement process.
Whatever the case may be, tech investors are split on the topic of open-sourcing AI, especially after Musk's lawsuit. Some think it will spur innovation, while others are concerned about abuse.
The Legal Conflict Between Musk and OpenAI
Musk recently sued OpenAI, stating that the company had broken the terms of the agreement that had been signed when it was established as a nonprofit.
