Elon Musk to Open Source AI Startup's Chatbot to Rival Closed-Source ChatGPT
• Elon Musk says his AI startup xAI will open source its chatbot Grok this week, to rival closed-source ChatGPT • Grok was released last year with real-time information access; currently behind xAI's $16/month paywall • Musk co-founded OpenAI but now alleges it has become closed-source and profit-focused with Microsoft • Musk's lawsuit over OpenAI has sparked debate on merits of open vs closed source AI amongst tech leaders • Musk has long pushed for open sourcing tech at his companies like Tesla and Twitter; sees it as an ethical imperative