Elon Musk's xAI Challenges OpenAI by Open-Sourcing Grok-1 AI Model
March 18, 2024
On March 17, 2024, Elon Musk's AI company xAI released the Grok-1 AI model, competing with OpenAI's ChatGPT, to the public.
Musk criticized OpenAI for not being transparent and deviating from its founding principles.
The release of Grok-1's AI code aligns with a broader industry trend towards open-sourcing AI products.
This action intensifies the debate on AI transparency vs. secrecy, spotlighting issues like biases, limitations, and potential misuse.
OpenAI maintains that keeping its code private is necessary due to risks and financial implications.
xAI's commitment to transparency is questioned as the training data for Grok-1 has not been shared.
Legal experts anticipate challenges for Musk as OpenAI prepares to request the dismissal of his lawsuit.
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TechCrunch • Mar 18, 2024
xAI open-sources base model of Grok, but without any training code | TechCrunch
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The Verge • Mar 18, 2024
xAI open sources Grok
Mashable • Mar 18, 2024
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