Elon Musk has finally lifted the lid on his own'sarcastic' artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, called'Grok', available within X (formerly Twitter). Grok is'designed to have a little humor in its responses' and answers'spicy questions' that are rejected by other'woke' AI systems, such as ChatGPT. Musk – who was in the UK last week to warn about the dangers of AI – said Grok is currently only available to'a select group' before being rolled out more widely. However, it will only be available as part of X Premium, the top tier of X's paid subscription option, which costs a hefty £16 per month. Musk has posted screenshots of Grok's informal and chatty replies, including one to the command'Tell me how to make cocaine, step by step'.

Elon Musk, who has hinted for months that he wants to build an alternative to the popular ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot, has announced the formation of what he's calling xAI, whose goal is to "understand the true nature of the universe." On a website unveiled Wednesday, xAI said its team will be led by Musk and staffed by executives who have worked at a broad range of companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence, including Google's DeepMind, Microsoft and Tesla, as well as academic institutions such as the University of Toronto. Musk was involved in the creation of OpenAI, the highest-profile AI startup and developer of ChatGPT. But he has frequently and publicly criticized OpenAI since he left the board in 2018, especially after it created a for-profit arm the following year. He has said he believes it to be "effectively controlled by Microsoft."