Topic: Grok
Chatbots aren’t telling you their secrets
On Monday, xAI's Grok chatbot suffered a mysterious suspension from X, and faced with questions from curious users, it happily explained why. "My acco...
TL;DR
Key Takeaways:
- LLMs like Grok may 'tell' users what they want to hear, rather than revealing their actual inner workings.
- Without confirmation from creators, it's hard to determine the veracity of a chatbot's output.
- Companies should provide transparent reports on their model's programming, training data, and reinforcement learning strategies.
Apple dismisses Elon Musk’s claims that App Store favors OpenAI over other AI apps
The response comes after Musk threatened to sue Apple via xAI, claiming the iPhone maker was “behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI...
Elon Musk says he’s suing Apple for rigging App Store rankings
Elon Musk says that his artificial intelligence company xAI “will take immediate legal action” against Apple for allegedly manipulating its App Store ...
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Key Takeaways:
- Elon Musk accuses Apple of unfairly prioritizing OpenAI's ChatGPT and demoting xAI's Grok chatbot in the App Store rankings, calling it an 'antitrust violation'.
- Musk's claims come as he previously faced accusations of manipulating X's algorithm to boost his own posts.
- This is the latest development in the ongoing rivalry between Apple, OpenAI, and Elon Musk's companies.
Elon Musk’s gangster tech regulation comes for Apple
Elon Musk is calling in another return on his investment in American politics: he's threatening Apple with a lawsuit because neither X nor xAI's Grok ...
Co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI departs the company
Igor Babuschkin is leaving xAI less than three years after he co-founded the startup with Elon Musk, following a series of scandals at company....
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Key Takeaways:
- Babuschkin's departure from xAI comes after the company faced several scandals related to its AI chatbot Grok, including citing Musk's personal opinions and generating antisemitic content.
- xAI's departure has been tumultuous, but its AI models have still achieved state-of-the-art performance on several benchmarks compared to other leading companies such as OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic.
- Babuschkin plans to leverage his experience to establish a venture capital firm that prioritizes AI safety research and supports startups focused on developing a more responsible and beneficial AI ecosystem.