Musk said the ChatGPT rival has a playful, mocking tone and accesses user posts on X. In one example, Grok jokingly outlined steps to making illegal drugs.
Grok is built by Musk’s xAI using the Grok-1 language model. xAI claims it surpasses GPT-3.5 but not GPT-4 yet. The name fits the chatbot’s intuitive understanding and sci-fi roots.
Positioning Grok as humorous and boundary-pushing contrasts with ChatGPT’s strictly safe persona. Despite AI concerns, Musk aims to make the tech engaging. Access for paid users monetizes it.
Launching his own AI chatbot lets Musk control development he believes is inevitable. Making it paid provides revenue, data, and control. The tone tests the public reception of an AI with more attitude than we’ve seen.
