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Nov 6, 2023

xAI launches Grok AI in private beta: spicy LLM, real-time data from X, at GPT-3.5-quality

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1. xAI launches Grok AI in private beta: spicy LLM, real-time data from X, at GPT-3.5-quality

Grok can access real-time data from X:

X: Elon Musk.

  • Unclear how this is better than GPT's Bing search features.

Grok's quality is on par with GPT-3.5 and Llama 2, but lags behind GPT-4, Claude 2, and Palm 2

xAI.

  • Will be available for X's Premium+ users ($16/mo). - Grok AI, xAI, Waitlist

2. ChatGPT bot builder, integrations with Google Drive, Microsoft 365 expected today at OpenAI's Dev Day

Creating customized bots is expected to become even easier:

X: Tibor Blaho.

ChatGPT will likely be able to access user data on Google Drive and Microsoft 365

X: Tibor Blaho.

  • OpenAI's 1st DevDay: live stream today at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. - OpenAI

  • Lower API prices are also expected. - Reuters

  • Our view: OpenAI continues to kill startups that build on top of it. - VentureBeat, Tibor Blaho

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