Elon Musk and Sam Altman Engage in Public Tech Rivalry over Chatbot Humor Capabilities

Musk's newly launched AI chatbot Grok, known for its sarcastic and crass humor, draws criticism from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, fueling a long-standing rivalry rooted in differing visions for AI development and usage.

• Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, criticizes Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, for its sarcastic and crude humor. Altman uses OpenAI’s platform, GPT Builder, to create a chatbot like Grok, sparking a public exchange between the two tech tycoons.
• Musk’s Grok is designed with a unique approach to provide witty responses to questions, standing in contrast to more traditional chatbot models. Musk has demonstrated this feature with a series of screenshots showing Grok’s sarcastic interactions.
• Grok’s launch by Musk’s startup xAI was strategically timed close to OpenAI’s first developer event, during which OpenAI's GPT Builder was set to be officially unveiled. GPT Builder allows users to create customized chatbots, also known as GPTs.
• The rivalry between Musk and Altman can be traced back to the inception of OpenAI, which they both co-founded as a non-profit in 2015. Their relationship took a turn when Altman led OpenAI into a partnership with Microsoft, away from its non-profit roots.
• Musk and Altman continue to publicly criticize each other's work in the AI field, specifically focusing on the differing personalities of their respective chatbots, Grok and ChatGPT. Both have particularly paid attention to the humor capacities of their AI creations.

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