Elon pushing out an AI bot modeled on "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Supposed to have "a bit of wit," "a rebellious streak" and it should answer the "spicy questions" that other AI might dodge. Is this a move in the right direction for the AI space or just fluff? 🤔🤖

Elon Musk Announces Grok, a ‘Rebellious’ AI With Few Guardrails

Elon pushing out an AI bot modeled on "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Supposed to have "a bit of wit," "a rebellious streak" and it should answer the "spicy questions" that other AI might dodge. Is this a move in the right direction for the AI space or just fluff? 🤔🤖 Elon Musk Announces Grok, a ‘Rebellious’ AI With Few Guardrails xAI, Elon Musk’s new company, claims to have built a powerful language model with cutting-edge performance in just two months. https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-announces-grok-a-rebellious-ai-without-guardrails/

Derek

Microsoft said Monday that xAI’s Grok artificial intelligence models were now available to buy through its cloud server unit Azure as it continues to try to diversify its AI business from OpenAI.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/19/xais-grok-3-comes-to-microsoft-azure/

Microsoft said Monday that xAI’s Grok artificial intelligence models were now available to buy through its cloud server unit Azure as it continues to try to diversify its AI business from OpenAI.  https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/19/xais-grok-3-comes-to-microsoft-azure/

Microsoft on Monday became one of the first hyperscalers to provide managed access to Grok, the AI model developed by billionaire Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI.

xAI's Grok 3 comes to Microsoft Azure | TechCrunch

Tasia

Grok parroting “white genocide” isn’t just a glitch — it’s a mirror. When an #Artificial Intelligence trained on the internet reflects back society’s worst impulses, who’s really to blame? The model, the platform, or us? This piece raises uncomfortable but necessary questions about what happens when engagement and outrage train the machines.

Worth the read.👇
https://www.platformer.news/grok-white-genocide-x-adversarial-ai/?ref=platformer-newsletter

Artificial Intelligence

Grok parroting “white genocide” isn’t just a glitch — it’s a mirror. When an #Artificial Intelligence trained on the internet reflects back society’s worst impulses, who’s really to blame? The model, the platform, or us? This piece raises uncomfortable but necessary questions about what happens when engagement and outrage train the machines.  Worth the read.👇 https://www.platformer.news/grok-white-genocide-x-adversarial-ai/?ref=platformer-newsletter

An obsession with “white genocide” in X’s chatbot is only the latest example of platforms using artificial intelligence against their users

Great Replacement Grok and the age of adversarial AI

Cyril

Elon Musk’s Grok was instructed not to cite any sources that were found stating that either Musk or Donald Trump spread misinformation. This is roughly the equivalent of finding out that ChatGPT had been instructed not to criticize Sam Altman, except (unlike had that been the case) it will be completely forgotten by tomorrow.  

https://www.theverge.com/news/618109/grok-blocked-elon-musk-trump-misinformation?ref=platformer.news

Elon Musk’s Grok was instructed not to cite any sources that were found stating that either Musk or Donald Trump spread misinformation. This is roughly the equivalent of finding out that ChatGPT had been instructed not to criticize Sam Altman, except (unlike had that been the case) it will be completely forgotten by tomorrow.    https://www.theverge.com/news/618109/grok-blocked-elon-musk-trump-misinformation?ref=platformer.news

The system prompt was changed by an employee.

Grok blocked results saying Musk and Trump ‘spread misinformation’

Maybe the biggest downside to Grok right now is it has no API. It's only usable from the chat interface. Also, I do agree about "Closed"AI from that perspective. They have completely gone off the rails from their original reason for existing.

https://medium.com/@ignacio.de.gregorio.noblejas/elon-musk-releases-grok-3-openais-days-numbered-cb8291432b7e

Maybe the biggest downside to Grok right now is it has no API. It's only usable from the chat interface. Also, I do agree about "Closed"AI from that perspective. They have completely gone off the rails from their original reason for existing.  https://medium.com/@ignacio.de.gregorio.noblejas/elon-musk-releases-grok-3-openais-days-numbered-cb8291432b7e

Elon Musk Releases Grok-3: OpenAI’s Days Numbered?

Sam Mendoza

Frequent users of X (née Twitter) will probably already be familiar with the web version of Grok — an irreverent, mostly uncensored chatbot that actually has a sense of humor. The launch of a Grok mobile app seems to be the next step in xAI’s quest to catch up with OpenAI, which has far and away the most name recognition among the general population. Personally, I’m bullish on Grok; besides being funnier and less censored than its competitors, it also has access to real-time data from X — an automatic value-add that, if complemented with improved reasoning, could make it the go-to LLM for poasters worldwide

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/grok/id6670324846?ref=producthunt&at=1000l6eA

Frequent users of X (née Twitter) will probably already be familiar with the web version of Grok — an irreverent, mostly uncensored chatbot that actually has a sense of humor. The launch of a Grok mobile app seems to be the next step in xAI’s quest to catch up with OpenAI, which has far and away the most name recognition among the general population. Personally, I’m bullish on Grok; besides being funnier and less censored than its competitors, it also has access to real-time data from X — an automatic value-add that, if complemented with improved reasoning, could make it the go-to LLM for poasters worldwide  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/grok/id6670324846?ref=producthunt&at=1000l6eA

‎Grok is an AI-powered assistant, developed by xAI, designed to be maximally truthful, useful, and curious. Get answers to any question, generate striking images, and upload pictures to gain a deeper 

Derek

A group of likeminded people in Artificial Intelligence are talking about this.