Elon Musk's AI company xAI is open-sourcing its chatbot Grok to democratize access to AI technology.

The decision comes shortly after Musk sued OpenAI, accusing it of deviating from its original ethos by partnering with Microsoft.

Open-sourcing Grok is seen as a challenge to OpenAI's approach, drawing parallels with Meta's stance on AI access.

Despite being newer and smaller, Grok's release to public domain could accelerate innovation and improvements in AI through community collaboration.

The context includes Musk's criticism of corporate governance in AI, reflected in his own experiences with Tesla and the recent turmoil involving OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman.