Elon Musk takes another swing at OpenAI, makes xAI, ’s Grok chatbot open-source
Elon Musk announced that his AI startup xAI will open-source its ChatGPT competitor, Grok, this week. This announcement comes shortly after Musk sued OpenAI, accusing it of deviating from its original non-profit mission. Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 and left in 2018, has previously criticized the profit-driven use of technology by major tech companies. The lawsuit against OpenAI highlighted Musk’s earlier support for a for-profit model and suggested a merger with Tesla. Open-sourcing Grok aligns xAI with other companies like Meta and Mistral, which have released their AI models to the public. This move is part of a broader debate on the implications of open-sourcing AI technology, including potential risks like the misuse by terrorists.