Elon Musk revealed his new project, Grok, an artificial intelligence chatbot with a “rebellious streak” inspired by The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
After Musk warned last week that AI was “one of the biggest threats to humanity”, the Tesla CEO said the competitor to ChatGPT would be made available to premium subscribers on his X platform after testing.
Musk posted an example of Grok’s sarcastic tone with a screenshot of the chatbot asking it for a “step by step” guide to making cocaine.
The four steps outlined in the reply include “obtain a chemistry degree” and “set up a clandestine laboratory in a remote location.”
Grok has been built by Musk’s new AI company, xAI and reportedly means to “understand thoroughly and intuitively.”
“I mean, for the first time, we have a situation where there’s something that is going to be far smarter than the smartest human,” Musk said.
From The Guardian:
Musk co-founded OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, but stepped away from the company in 2018, saying he “didn’t agree with some of what OpenAI team wanted to do”, as well as citing commitments at his other companies. Musk has expressed fears about the pace of development at companies like OpenAI and in March he supported a call for a six-month pause in developing powerful systems.
