Elon Musk launches artificial intelligence application with a “rebellious streak” and inspired by a geek book

The incursion of Elon Musk in the effervescent world of artificial intelligence has just yielded its first fruit. A xAIthe billionaire’s technology-focused company, announced this weekend the Groka new competitor to platforms such as ChatPGT.

Grok’s artificial intelligence was modeled after the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Douglas Adams’ series of books is known for its humor when dealing with topics such as science fiction and space travel and has become one of the community’s favorites. geek — of which Elon Musk is certainly part.

“Grok is designed to answer questions with a bit of wit and has a rebellious streak, so please don’t use it if you hate humor!” xAI wrote, https://twitter.com/xai/status/1721027348970238035.

The inspiration for the ChatGPT competitor’s name comes from another famous science fiction book. In A Stranger in a Strange Landthe term grok comes from the Martian language and does not have a direct translation in terrestrial languages.

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Elon Musk and Grok: indiscreet questions

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence platform promises not to shy away from more “spicy” questions, as competitors tend to do.

As an example of Grok’s “humor,” the billionaire posted how the platform responded to a user’s request for a step-by-step recipe for producing cocaine.

For now, Grok is in the testing phase for those who have a Twitter verification badge — see how to access it here. Elon Musk also anticipated that the system will be part of X Premium+, which costs US$16 per month.

*With information from CNBC