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Elon Musk’s AI bot, Grok, speaks as if made by OpenAI in some tests, causing a stir

reader comments 16 Grok, the AI language model created by Elon Musk’s xAI, went into wide release last week, and people have begun spotting glitches. On Friday, security tester Jax Winterbourne tweeted a screenshot of Grok denying a query with the statement, “I’m afraid I cannot fulfill that request, as it goes against OpenAI’s use… Read More »

Elon Musk’s new AI model doesn’t shy from questions about cocaine and orgies

reader comments 186 with On Saturday, Elon Musk announced xAI’s launch of an early beta version of “Grok,” an AI language model similar to ChatGPT that is designed to respond to user queries with a mix of information and humor. Grok reportedly integrates real-time data access from X (formerly Twitter)—and is apparently willing to tackle… Read More »

“Catastrophic” AI harms among warnings in declaration signed by 28 nations

Enlarge / UK Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan (front row center) is joined by international counterparts for a group photo at the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, on November 1, 2023. reader comments 101 with On Wednesday, the UK hosted an AI Safety Summit attended by 28 countries, including the US… Read More »

SpaceX projected 20 million Starlink users by 2022—it ended up with 1 million

Enlarge / SpaceX Starlink satellite dish at Pelican Beach on Willard Bay Reservoir in Willard, Utah, in October 2022. reader comments 84 with SpaceX’s Starlink division hasn’t come close to meeting customer and revenue projections that the company shared with investors before building the satellite network, according to a Wall Street Journal report published today.… Read More »

Musk announces new AI company that seeks to “understand the universe”

Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks via video link at the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 6, 2023. REBECCA BAILEY/AFP via Getty Images reader comments 152 with On Wednesday, Elon Musk formally announced the formation of xAI, a company aimed at understanding “the true nature of the universe”… Read More »

Dana White Talking to Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg About UFC Fight

Social media has been ablaze since Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agreed to a fight. According to UFC President Dana White, he’s already spoken to the pair about a potential match. Both Zuckerberg and Musk are serious about fighting Speaking to TMZ Live on Thursday, White said that he’s been in communication with both Zuckerberg… Read More »

Fake Pentagon “explosion” photo sows confusion on Twitter

Enlarge / A fake AI-generated image of an “explosion” near the Pentagon that went viral on Twitter. reader comments 49 with On Monday, a tweeted AI-generated image suggesting a large explosion at the Pentagon led to brief confusion, which included a reported small drop in the stock market. It originated from a verified Twitter account… Read More »

Elon Musk reportedly purchases thousands of GPUs for generative AI project at Twitter

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of “a cyborg Twitter bird logo composed of thousands of computer chips.” Midjourney reader comments 91 with Share this story Despite recently calling for a six-month pause in the development of powerful AI models, Twitter CEO Elon Musk recently purchased roughly 10,000 GPUs for a generative AI project within Twitter,… Read More »