- Elon Musk posted on X that the chatbot from xAI will be enabled for all premium subscribers of social media platform X.
- No other details were revealed, though previously, the chatbot was only available to Premium+ subscribers.
- The move could give the public a free trial of the code behind the technology and bring xAI in line with companies like Meta.
Wider adoption of chatbots
Elon Musk said Tuesday that Grok, a chatbot from artificial intelligence startup xAI, will be enabled for all premium subscribers of social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
He made the announcement in a post on X, but gave no further details. Previously, chatbots were only available to Premium+ subscribers. With more advertisers moving away from the microblogging platform, the tech giant founder has made a point of reducing the company’s reliance on advertising and shifting its attention to more attractive subscription plans.
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Free trial for the public
Earlier this month, Musk said xAI would open source Grok, after he sued OpenAI for allegedly abandoning its original mission in favor of a for-profit model. The move could give the public a free trial of the code behind the technology and bring xAI in line with companies such as Meta and France’s Mistral, both of which have open-source AI models.
