Elon Musk's X Platform Grok AI Upgrade: Triple Speed Improvement with More Accurate Traditional Media References

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Published inAI News · 4 min read · Dec 16, 2024

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xAI recently announced a major upgrade to its Grok AI chatbot, with the new version promising significant improvements in performance, even claiming to be comparable to Sonnet3.5, especially in prompt-following capabilities. This upgrade, Grok-2, is now available for free to all users on the X platform, and paid users will enjoy higher usage limits and additional features.

According to xAI, Grok-2 is three times faster than its predecessor, with noticeable improvements in accuracy and language support. The new version of Grok AI can not only handle posts on the X platform but also reference information from external websites, particularly news sources, allowing it to provide more real-time and detailed responses. Additionally, Grok-2 includes citations for the sources of the information it provides.

It is currently unclear whether xAI has reached any payment arrangements with content publishers for the use of their content, while competitors like OpenAI and Perplexity already have such agreements in place. Moreover, Grok has introduced a new Grok button designed to provide additional context for ongoing discussions, including the ability to explain images in conversations.

xAI has also released new models, grok-2-1212 and grok-2-vision-1212, through its API. The company announced the launch of Aurora, a newly designed image model, which is expected to be available via API in the coming weeks. Elon Musk previously revealed that Grok3, set to launch in 2024, will be "the most powerful AI model across all metrics."

This upgrade undoubtedly provides users with more powerful features, making Grok AI smarter and more convenient for information retrieval and interaction.

Key Points:
📈 Grok-2 is three times faster than the previous version, with significant improvements in accuracy and language support.
📰 The new version can reference information from external media and includes citations, enhancing the reliability of its responses.
🔍 The new Grok button can provide context for discussions and explain images in conversations.

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