X Announces the Launch of its Generative AI Chatbot GrokAI in India

The generative AI chatbot GrokAI, developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, will now be accessible in India in addition to 46 other nations, including Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and more. The announcement comes less than a week after it was made available in the US. GrokAI access will also be limited to X’s premium users in India. Grok faces competition from the likes of Google’s Gemini AI and OpenAI’s popular chatbot ChatGPT.

the following countries can now grok:

– australia
– bahamas
– barbados
– belize
– botswana
– cameroon
– canada
– dominica
– eswatini
– fiji
– gambia
– ghana
– grenada
– guyana
– india
– jamaica
– kenya
– liberia
– malaysia
– malawi
– malta
– mauritius
– namibia
– new zealand
-… https://t.co/P9YatfLF3h

— X (@X) December 13, 2023

GrokAI chatbot accessible for Premium+ users

Currently, users of X Premium+, the highest subscription tier offered by X, can access the chatbot. Accordingly, users will have to pay INR 1,300 for a web subscription, INR 2,150 for mobile apps, and INR 13,600 for an annual subscription. In October 2023, X launched the Premium+ tier, which costs $16 per month and gives users ad-free access to both the algorithmic “For You” and chronological “Following” feeds on the platform. Other features include the ability to edit tweets, post longer text or video, and share ad revenue.

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GrokAI features

xAI had observed that, in contrast to other chatbots on the market, Grok has access to real-time information because of data from X. Conversely, ChatGPT and Google’s BARD compile data from a range of publicly accessible sources. These include Wikipedia, books, and online content. Additionally, the company mentioned that Grok has a “rebellious streak” and is made to “answer questions with a bit of wit.” Furthermore, according to xAI, Grok will respond to inquiries that popular AI chatbots now reject. Once GrokAI was released in the US, it has already generated a good deal of controversy for its clever answers to questions. Additionally, a lot of people claimed that GrokAI isn’t quite politically neutral like other chatbots.

Large language models powering the chatbot

Grok is built upon Grok-0, xAI’s proprietary large language model (LLM). Grok-0, which is trained with 33 billion parameters, can outperform ChatGPT’s GPT 3.5 language model, according to xAI.

Access to data

When the chatbot was first released, xAI claimed that it could access real-time data from X. Furthermore, the company guaranteed that its knowledge was current and applicable. The launch coincides with Elon Musk continuing to push for diversifying X’s revenue streams. He aims to do so by increasing subscription income and lowering the company’s reliance on advertising. The advertising revenue currently accounts for the majority of revenue but has suffered significantly over the past year.

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