Elon Musk's chat AI 'Grok' is finally open source, and some point out that it is far superior to other open source models



xAI, the AI company founded by Elon Musk, has open-sourced the model data of

Grok, a chat AI that likes to respond in a slightly sarcastic manner. The raw data released is unoptimized for specific applications, allowing users to customize the model as needed.

Open Release of Grok-1
https://x.ai/blog/grok-os

Elon Musk to Open Source Grok Chatbot in Latest AI War Escalation - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/technology/chatbot-xai-code-musk.html

Musk's Grok AI goes open source | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/ai/musks-grok-ai-goes-open-source/

Grok is an AI model that was designed to provide 'slightly witty and cheeky responses' inspired by the sci-fi novel 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' It has been revealed that it may be trained using data from Musk's social networking site, X (formerly Twitter), and paid X subscribers were given early access to Grok.

Regarding Grok, Musk said on March 11, 2024, 'We're open-sourcing it this week.'

Elon Musk announces that he will soon open-source Grok, a generative AI that rivals ChatGPT - GIGAZINE



As promised, Grok was open-sourced on March 17th. Grok is open-sourced under the Apache License 2.0, which means you can use it commercially, modify it, and distribute it, but you can't trademark it. You must also include the original license and copyright notice, and clearly indicate any changes you've made.

GitHub - xai-org/grok-1: Grok open release
https://github.com/xai-org/grok-1



It has been pointed out that Grok is more powerful than competing models, as it has 314 billion 'parameters,' far surpassing open-source competitors such as Meta's Llama 2 (70 billion) and Mistral 8x7B (46.7 billion).

Meanwhile, OpenAI's 'GPT-4,' which is currently leading the AI race, is said to have over 1 trillion parameters, but this has not been officially released and is not open source. Initially, OpenAI was developing its AI with the goal of 'making AI open,' as its name suggests, but later decided to keep its datasets and training methods private , citing the need to take responsibility for the risks of AI.

In response to this policy change that overturned the company's philosophy, Musk, who made an early investment in OpenAI, pointed out that 'OpenAI has transitioned from a non-profit company to a for-profit company, and has received significant investment from Microsoft, making it like a subsidiary. Important technologies like AI should not be controlled solely by technology giants like Google and Microsoft.' He filed a lawsuit to restore OpenAI, which has become a closed company despite its name.

Elon Musk sues OpenAI, developer of ChatGPT, claiming it's a 'de facto subsidiary of Microsoft' - GIGAZINE



In response to OpenAI's comment on Grok's open-source announcement, Musk responded sarcastically, saying, 'Tell me more about the 'open' part of OpenAI.'




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