BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 24: In this photo illustration, the logo of Grok is displayed on a smartphone screen with the xAI logo in the background on August 24, 2025 in Beijing, China. Elon Musk's xAI has open-sourced its Grok 2.5 model and plans to do the ...

Grok 4 by xAI was released on July 9, and it's surged ahead of competitors like DeepSeek and Claude at LMArena, a leaderboard for ranking generative AI models. However, these types of AI rankings don't factor in potential safety risks. New AI models are ...

xAI made people’s conversations with its chatbot public and searchable on Google without warning — including a detailed plan for the assassination of Elon Musk and explicit instructions for making fentanyl and bombs. Elon Musk’s AI firm, xAI, has ...

Grok 4 is now accessible by default for unpaid xAI users Restrictions around the "limited" free access period are unclear. The move appears to be an effort to attract more paying users. Elon Musk's AI start-up xAI has made its latest model, Grok 4 ...

In a surprising shift, Elon Musk, the visionary behind Tesla and SpaceX, has expressed that Grok 5, a product of xAI, may achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a level of AI previously thought unattainable. This change in perspective signals a ...

We take a deep dive into the advantages and controversies of Grok, and what sets it apart from other generative AI chatbots. Barbara is a tech writer specializing in AI and emerging technologies. With a background as a systems librarian in software ...