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Elon Musk’s xAI Reportedly Developing Standalone Chatbot App

The app, potentially launching in December, aims to broaden access to Grok and compete directly with OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Overview

  • xAI, Elon Musk's AI company, is reportedly planning to release a standalone consumer app for its Grok chatbot, similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
  • Currently, Grok is only available to X Premium subscribers, but the standalone app could expand its reach to a wider audience.
  • The Wall Street Journal reports that the app's release may follow xAI's next funding round, which could value the company at $50 billion.
  • xAI's Grok is trained on public posts from X, giving it potentially more up-to-date information than some competitors, though it lacks features like image generation and voice support.
  • This move highlights Musk's broader ambition to position xAI as a direct rival to OpenAI in the competitive AI chatbot market.