
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is set to launch the Grok-2 chatbot in August, with Grok-3 following by year-end, trained on 100,000 Nvidia H100 chips. X, formerly Twitter, plans to integrate Grok deeply into its platform, offering features like in-app search and account research, aiming to boost Premium subscriptions amidst competition from ChatGPT and Google Gemini.
– Grok 2 is slated for release in August 2024. It will require around 20,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs for training and promises significant improvements over the original Grok model in filtering out noise from internet training data.
– Grok 3 is targeted for the end of 2024. It will be trained on a massive 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, which could cost $3-4 billion. Musk claims Grok 3 will be “really something special” after this intensive training.
The H100 is Nvidia’s most advanced AI chip, in high demand for training large language models. By using such a large number of these processors, xAI aims to create state-of-the-art chatbots that can rival or exceed competitors like OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
Deeper Integration of Grok into X Social Media Platform
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, plans to deeply integrate the Grok chatbot into the user experience to drive engagement and boost its premium subscription tiers:
– An “Ask Grok” feature will allow users to highlight text in a post and get instant information from the chatbot without leaving the page.
– A “More about this account” button will let users ask Grok for background details on any X profile.
– A persistent Grok chatbot window will be accessible from anywhere on X for Premium and Premium+ subscribers.
Despite some high-profile mistakes by Grok, like generating fake news stories, X is pushing forward with the AI integration to compete with rival platforms and chatbots. The company hopes features powered by Grok will attract more paid subscribers, although recent data shows X’s in-app purchase revenue declining.
Summary
– xAI’s Grok 2 chatbot launches in August, Grok 3 by year-end
– Grok 3 will train on 100K Nvidia H100 GPUs costing $3-4B
– X platform integrating Grok for instant search, account research
– Musk sees AI as key to X’s premium subscription growth
– Grok aims to rival ChatGPT, Google Gemini chatbots