Elon Musk's xAI to Open Source Grok 2 Chatbot, Championing AI Democratization

Elon Musk's AI venture, xAI, is set to open-source its Grok 2 chatbot, a move that contrasts with the more closed-source strategies of other major AI players. This decision aligns with Musk's long-held belief in the democratization of powerful AI models and follows through on a previous commitment to make older versions of Grok publicly available.

Grok 2 Goes Open Source

Elon Musk announced on X, formerly Twitter, that Grok 2 will be made open source in the coming week. This means the full codebase, training data, and development methods will be accessible to researchers and developers. This move positions xAI as a proponent of open-source AI development, differentiating it from companies like OpenAI, which recently released

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• Elon Musk Says Grok 2 Will Go Open Source in the Coming Week, AutoGPT.
• A Paradigm Shift in Ethical and Customizable AI Development, AInvest.
• Elon Musk, longtime defender of open-source AI, is bringing advertising into his rogue Grok chatbot, Fortune.
• Elon Musk, longtime defender of open-source AI, is bringing advertising into his rogue Grok chatbot, AOL.com.