X Launches Grok AI Chatbot for Premium Users: Exclusive Access

X Expands Access to Grok​ AI Chatbot for Premium⁤ Subscribers

Grok Now Available to More Paid ‍Users

Social network X is ‌extending access⁢ to ⁣xAI’s Grok ⁣chatbot to‌ Premium tier subscribers, following⁢ Elon Musk’s announcement of ‌the expansion last ⁤month. According ⁣to the company’s support page, only⁤ Premium and Premium+ users in⁢ select‍ regions can ‌interact with the ⁢chatbot.

Grok’s Journey: From Premium+⁢ to Premium

In the previous year, after xAI’s⁣ launch of ‌Grok, the chatbot ⁣was initially made available to Premium+ users, who ‌pay a subscription fee ​of $16 per month or $168 annually. The latest update now⁣ grants access to users ⁣paying $8 per month for the Premium⁤ tier.

Chatbot Modes and Accuracy Concerns

Users can engage with Grok in either a “Regular mode” or a “Fun mode”. As with other Large Language Model (LLM) products, Grok displays labels⁤ indicating the potential for⁢ inaccurate responses from the chatbot.

Grok’s News Summarization Feature and Fake​ Headlines

Recently, X introduced a‍ new explore view within Grok, where the chatbot summarizes trending news stories, similar⁣ to the approach taken by Jeff‌ Bezos and NVIDIA-backed Perplexity AI. However, Grok appears to go⁣ beyond mere summarization by generating headlines. As reported by Mashable, the ​chatbot created a fake⁤ headline stating “Iran Strikes ‍Tel Aviv‍ with Heavy Missiles.”

Musk’s⁣ Rivalry with OpenAI and ‌Lawsuit

Musk’s likely motivation for expanding access ⁢to ‍Grok is to compete with ​other products⁢ like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s ⁤Gemini, or ⁣Anthropic’s ⁤Claude. In recent ⁤months, he has openly ⁤criticized OpenAI’s operations and even filed a lawsuit against the company in March,‍ alleging a “betrayal” of its non-profit goal. OpenAI ​responded by seeking the dismissal of all of Musk’s claims and releasing email ‍exchanges between Musk and the company.

xAI’s Open-Sourcing ⁣of Grok and Transparency Concerns

Last month, xAI open-sourced Grok, but⁤ without providing training data details. As argued by ‍TechCrunch’s Devin Coldewey, questions remain ‍about whether this⁣ is the latest version of the ​model and if‍ the company will be more transparent ‌about its development approach and training data information.