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Elon Musk issues a major challenge for ChatGPT
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Posted on 12/06/2023 2:53:32 AM PST by dennisw

OpenAI and ChatGPT have a new challenger on the horizon, and leading the competition is an all-too-familiar face.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Dec. 5 to raise up to $1 billion in a an equity offering.

According to the filing, the AI firm has raised $134,679,312 from four investors since Nov. 29. Musk's company has a "binding and enforceable agreement" for the purchase of the remaining shares and is requiring a minimum $2 million investment from those who wish to invest.

Musk's artificial intelligence firm has some lofty goals. Its most prominent piece of technology is a chatbot named Grok, which the firm says is "modeled after the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy," and is intended to "answer almost anything." According to the xAI team, their chatbot has "real-time knowledge of the world" via the X platform (formerly known as Twitter), and was released after two months of training.

“Grok is designed to answer questions with a bit of wit and has a rebellious streak, so please don’t use it if you hate humor!" the firm wrote on its website. “It will also answer spicy questions that are rejected by most other AI systems.”

Musk's chatbot is set to directly compete against the likes of ChatGPT by rival OpenAI. Notably, Musk helped start the company before leaving in 2018.

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1 posted on 12/06/2023 2:53:32 AM PST by dennisw
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Elon Musk speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on Nov. 29, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

 Looking very sporty and trim (Ozempic) --- November 2023   --- At some New York Times sponsored Deal Book conference

2 posted on 12/06/2023 2:57:38 AM PST by dennisw (Be positive. Every day is another day.)
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A smart robot that knows everything. How depressing.


3 posted on 12/06/2023 3:25:34 AM PST by Raycpa
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“A smart robot that knows everything.”

That’s why I ruled out American Woman when it was time to find a wife.

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4 posted on 12/06/2023 4:56:06 AM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart, I just don't tell anyone)
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A smart robot that knows everything. How depressing.

LOL! Awesome.


5 posted on 12/06/2023 4:58:51 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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Don’t Panic.


6 posted on 12/06/2023 5:03:10 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (The Truth is like a lion. You don't need to defend it. Let it loose and it will defend itself.)
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As long as it doesn’t sound like Marvin.


7 posted on 12/06/2023 7:37:04 AM PST by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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I thought Grok came from Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land?


8 posted on 12/06/2023 11:08:12 AM PST by T. Rustin Noone (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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Ummm, it did? Maybe a Martian connection here?


9 posted on 12/07/2023 10:42:21 AM PST by RoadGumby (This is not where I belong, Take this world and give me Jesus.)
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