Miguel Cordon · · 1 min readElon Musk to open-source his ChatGPT competitor
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Elon Musk’s xAI is set to open-source its chatbot and ChatGPT rival Grok, TechCrunch reported based on Musk’s post.
The announcement comes amid Elon Musk’s legal battle with OpenAI and Sam Altman – one of the people Musk co-founded OpenAI with.
Musk accused the firm of deviating from its open-source ethos in favor of profit maximization alongside its backer Microsoft.
Grok, currently available as part of X’s Premium+ subscription service, is touted for its prowess in handling real-time information, powered partly by the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
The decision to make Grok’s code publicly available aligns with Musk’s long-standing advocacy for open-source technology.
Tesla, in the past, released many of its patents to the public. Similarly, X has shared some of its algorithmic processes.
For Grok, the move to open-source is expected to contribute to the ongoing discourse on AI development and accessibility, the report noted. It also places xAI among a growing list of open source-friendly companies in the AI space, among which are Meta and Mistral.
Grok was announced to the public late last year. At the time, Musk said the tech was more powerful than ChatGPT 3.5.
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Editing by Dhania Putri Sarahtika
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