Ken Klippenstein’s recent ban from X (formerly Twitter) has drawn significant attention. This comes after he published a link to a document related to JD Vance, raising concerns about journalistic freedom and platform policies ever since Elon Musk’s acquirement of X. The controversial nature of the information shared has sparked considerable debate. Here’s a closer… Read More »
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of Donald Trump and catgirls created with Grok, which uses the Flux image synthesis model. reader comments 75 On Tuesday, Elon Musk’s AI company xAI announced the beta release of two new language models, Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini, available to subscribers of his social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The… Read More »
Enlarge / Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and the X (formerly Twitter) platform on January 22, 2024. reader comments 198 On Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicted the imminent rise in AI superintelligence during a live interview streamed on the social media platform X. “My guess is we’ll have AI smarter than any one human… Read More »
reader comments 36 Google-owned security firm Mandiant spent several hours trying to regain control of its account on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Wednesday after an unknown scammer hijacked it and used it to spread a link that attempted to steal cryptocurrency from people who clicked on it. “We are aware of the incident… Read More »
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 »
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 »
Getty Images | Chris Delmas reader comments 373 with Elon Musk’s decision to rebrand Twitter as “X” wouldn’t be complete without a change to the company’s official Twitter account. The @X handle was already taken by a user who registered it over 16 years ago, but that wasn’t much of an obstacle—Twitter simply took over… Read More »
Enlarge / Let’s look deep within. Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 268 with I’ve been using fediverse stuff (Mastodon and, most recently, Calckey—I’m just going to use “Mastodon” as shorthand here; purists can bite me) for over a year now and have been doing so full time for about six months, following Elon… Read More »
Getty Images | NurPhoto reader comments 412 with Twitter’s value has reportedly dropped to about $15 billion, slightly more than one-third of the $44 billion that Elon Musk paid for it in late October 2022. The $15 billion valuation is based on Fidelity’s latest analysis of its stake in the company. “Fidelity Blue Chip Growth… Read More »
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 »