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1 months ago
Elon Musk announced the early testing of Grok 3’s voice assistant mode, allowing users to interact using natural language. The feature is still in development and may have bugs, but it offers two AI voices, Ara and Grok, and allows for personalized responses. Grok 3 is now free for all users, expanding access beyond previous premium subscribers, although premium users retain benefits like faster response times.
X has introduced AI advertising tools to improve brand engagement. The Prefill with Grok feature enables quick ad creation by entering a website URL, generating tailored copy, images, and calls to action while allowing creative control. The Analyze Campaign with Grok feature provides AI-driven insights for performance trends and optimization. Initially available to small and medium-sized businesses, these tools will expand access to a broader advertiser base.
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Elon Musk's xAI launched the Grok 3 series, featuring a model with 10x more compute than its predecessor, competing with ChatGPT 4-o and Gemini 2 Pro. The xAI team claims Grok 3 is unmatched, with Grok 3-Mini also performing well. They introduced reasoning models designed to mimic human thinking, taking longer to respond but providing better answers for complex queries. xAI believes these reasoning models are essential for advanced AI.
xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, raised $6 billion in a Series C financing round, boosting its valuation to $45 billion. Major investors included Andreessen Horowitz, Blackrock, and Kingdom Holdings, which invested $400 million. The company launched the AI supercomputer Colossus and developed models like Grok 2 and Grok 3. The funding will enhance infrastructure and product development focused on beneficial AI. xAI is also hiring for mission-driven roles.
Markifact is a no-code marketing automation platform that lets users create AI-driven workflows for automating marketing tasks. Users can trigger workflows, connect apps, and track performance through a visual interface. The platform offers pre-built templates, integrates with various marketing tools, and supports team collaboration.
3 months ago
X’s Grok AI chatbot is now available to free users on X, allowing non-Premium subscribers to send up to 10 messages every two hours. Previously, Grok was only accessible to Premium users. Launched last year as a humorous assistant, Grok added a text-to-image feature in August. The free version aims to compete with other free chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Gemini. xAI is also considering a standalone app for Grok, which competitors already offer.
7 months ago
xAI has launched Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini, advanced language models with superior reasoning, chat, and coding capabilities. Grok-2 outperforms Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4-Turbo on the LMSYS leaderboard. Both models are available in beta on the 𝕏 platform and will be accessible via an enterprise API. Grok-2 excels in academic benchmarks and vision-based tasks. Premium users on 𝕏 can access these models, which offer real-time information integration.
8 months ago
X has added a new setting allowing users to opt out of having their data used to train its Grok AI chatbot. By default, users are opted in, enabling X to use their posts and interactions to improve Grok. This aligns with EU data regulations but hasn't been widely advertised. Concerns include potential data misuse and misinformation, especially with Elon Musk's controversial views. Users can now choose to restrict their data from being used by xAI.
8 months ago
X is enhancing its Grok AI chatbot by integrating it more deeply into its platform. Grok will offer summaries of profiles, including activity duration, follower count, and common topics, to help users decide whether to follow an account and identify potential bot or ragebait accounts. Users can get context on specific words in posts, and a new feature will allow a separate Grok window to stay active while using the app.
Elon Musk’s xAI startup announced a $6 billion round of funding, confirming reports from April. The series B investment includes participation from major venture capital firms. The funding, raised at a pre-money valuation of $18 billion, is one of the largest series B investments in AI. xAI plans to use the funds to enhance its Grok-1 model and compete with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Musk aims to build a massive supercomputer by 2025.
