Elon Musk, the head of X platform, has announced that Grok, xAI’s latest AI chatbot, will be available to +Premium subscribers shortly, this revelation follows shortly after screenshots showcasing the chatbot’s user interface on the X platform’s web application surfaced online.
Internal code within the X platform’s application indicates ongoing integration of Grok, despite Musk’s historical ambiguity around product rollout timelines.
Yeah.
Grok should be available to all X Premium+ subscribers next week.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 22, 2023
Researcher Neema Oji uncovered the web application interface for Grok on the X platform, highlighting the chatbot’s dedicated URL for interaction, the platform prompts non-+Premium users to upgrade for access to Grok, which wasn’t available to the public at discovery time.
xAI launched Grok on November 4 to a select group of testers, positioning it as a rival to prominent AI systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and Anthropic’s Claude.
Another image that shows how the Premium+ subscribers will be able to chat with @Grok! https://t.co/iye0SXwPe0 pic.twitter.com/Bcm2ohDrsS
— Nima Owji (@nima_owji) November 20, 2023
Grok is expected to gain traction as part of the X platform’s social offerings, boasting a distinctive personality that sets it apart from competitors.
Grok features real-time knowledge access via the X platform, promising enhanced response accuracy.
Musk has trained Grok on a knowledge base akin to ChatGPT and Llama 2, but with the added benefit of real-time information from X platform and web search capabilities for up-to-date data.
The introduction of Grok is poised to bolster the appeal of the +Premium service, potentially driving the subscription success Musk envisions for the revamped Twitter Blue service.
