"Elon Musk Open-Sources Grok Chatbot in AI Showdown"

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Elon Musk's AI company xAI has made its chatbot Grok open-source, releasing the code for its 314 billion parameter Mixture-of-Experts model. This move comes amid Musk's ongoing rivalry with OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, whom he recently sued, alleging a breach of contract and fiduciary duty. Musk's lawsuit claims that OpenAI, now in partnership with Microsoft, has shifted its focus from benefiting humanity to maximizing profits for Microsoft. OpenAI responded with screenshots of emails from Musk during his time at the company, showing his support for making OpenAI a for-profit entity.
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