Elon Musk announces the launch of an open-source version of Grok, the AI chatbot with which he aims to compete with OpenAI. The entrepreneur announced on his Twitter account that this week he will launch Grok, with which he seeks to compete with ChatGPT.
Elon Musk continues his dispute against OpenAI, a company led by Sam Altman, and this time he has announced the launch of Grok, his own chatbot. According to Reuters, the model is developed by Explainable Artificial Intelligence (xAI).
Grok, which will be integrated into the social platform X, will be launched this week as open source, as announced by the magnate through his official account. The details about the exact functioning of Grok are unknown, as it is unclear whether users will be able to access specific features or if they will have access to the source code of the chatbot. Elon Musk is expected to provide more information in the coming days.
Just eleven days ago, the second richest man in the world sued OpenAI, arguing that the company has changed its priorities, moving from developing non-profit artificial intelligence to becoming a de facto subsidiary and closed-source of Microsoft, the largest technology company in the world.
Furthermore, Elon Musk stated that this decision goes against the fundamental principles of the company, which should prioritize benefits for humanity over corporate profits.
The billionaire has also expressed his concern over the continuous development of more advanced artificial intelligence models, such as GPT-4, by OpenAI, warning that this could have negative consequences for society.
However, OpenAI did not remain silent following Elon Musk's demand, as it issued a statement, in which it even presented emails, revealing that the controversial entrepreneur sought to take over the company and merge it directly with Tesla. Elon Musk has made it clear that he has nothing against AI in general, but he does against that developed by OpenAI.