Twitter’s Grok: A New AI Chatbot (New ChatGPT Alternative)
Elon Musk-led artificial intelligence startup xAI has recently released a new chatbot called Grok. Grok is available to X Premium+ subscribers and is designed to help users find information, understand complex topics, and generate creative text formats.
Grok is a term coined by Robert A. Heinlein in his 1961 science fiction novel “Stranger in a Strange Land.” In the book, ‘grok’ is a Martian term with no direct Earthling translation.
Grok is modeled on “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” It is supposed to have “a bit of wit,” “a rebellious streak” and it should answer the “spicy questions” that other AI might dodge, according to a statement from xAI.
Grok has immediate access to up-to-date information on 𝕏. This going to be a massive advantage over other models. With access to breaking news and live tweets, Grok can provide up-to-the-minute insights.
Elon Musk announced that Premium Plus subscribers to X’s $16/month plan on Twitter will get access to Grok
On an initial round of tests based on middle school math problems and Python coding tasks, the company said that Grok surpassed “all other models in its compute class, including ChatGPT-3.5 and Inflection-1.” It was outperformed by bots with larger data troves.
Features of Grok
Grok has several features that make it unique from other LLMs. These features include:
- The ability to provide comprehensive and informative answers to questions, even if they are open ended, challenging, or strange.
- The ability to generate different creative text formats, such as poems, code, scripts, musical pieces, email, and letters.
- A more humorous and witty approach to chatbot responses, compared to the more straightforward and conservative answers provided by other AI chatbots.
- Grok is integrated with the X platform, allowing it to have access to a wide range of data and resources.
Elon Musk, on Sunday, posted a side-by-side comparison of Grok answering a question versus another AI bot, which he said had less current information.
Here is a sample
Example of Grok vs typical GPT, where Grok has current information, but other doesn’t pic.twitter.com/hBRXmQ8KFi
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2023
Grok outshines typical GPT by having up-to-date information, while the other falls short.
On an initial round of tests based on middle school math problems and Python coding tasks, the company said that Grok surpassed “all other models in its compute class, including ChatGPT-3.5 and Inflection-1.” It was outperformed by bots with larger data troves.
Grok is a promising new LLM with a lot of potential. It is still under development, but it has already learned to perform many kinds of tasks, including
- Answering questions in a comprehensive and informative way
- Generating different creative text formats
- Accessing and processing information from the real world
It will be interesting to see how Grok develops in the future and how it is used by Twitter users.
In addition to the features listed above, Grok also has the following capabilities:
- Translate languages
- Write different kinds of creative content, such as poems, code, scripts, musical pieces, email, and letters
- Answer your questions in an informative way, even if they are open ended, challenging, or strange
Grok is a powerful tool that can be used for a variety of purposes. However, it is important to remember that Grok is a machine learning model and is not perfect. It may make mistakes or provide incorrect information. It is always best to double-check any information that Grok provides.
Grok is an early beta product, but it will rapidly improve with time will be a popular multimodal AI platform.
Overall, Grok is a valuable tool that can be used to improve your productivity and creativity. If you are a Twitter user, I encourage you to try out Grok and see how it can help you.