Elon Musk Debuts An AI Bot 'Grok' To Rival ChatGPT and Others

Meet "Grok" An AI Bot To Rival ChatGPT

Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, is set to incorporate its AI bot, Grok, into the X social media platform. According to xAI, Grok is 'an AI modelled after the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy'

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