Elon Musk’s xAI Launches Grok Service in India and Expands to 46 Nations
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has unveiled its latest offering, Grok, catering to Premium Plus subscribers of X in India. This rollout accompanies a significant expansion, granting access to Grok’s services in 46 additional countries, including Pakistan, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore. This strategic move follows the recent announcement introducing Grok access for Premium+ subscribers in the United States.
Grok, currently in its beta phase, is exclusively available to X Premium+ subscribers, priced at ₹1,300 per month or ₹13,600 per year in India. Notably, this pricing structure is consistent across other regions where Grok is accessible. Distinguishing itself from conventional chatbots, Grok is engineered to provide witty responses and operates in two distinct modes: fun mode and regular mode. Leveraging real-time data from X, Grok possesses the unique capability to respond to queries that other prominent AI chatbots might overlook.
Elon Musk’s vision for X transcends conventional advertising strategies. With a deliberate shift away from advertising reliance, Musk aims to enhance the appeal of subscriptions. He envisions transforming X into a comprehensive “super app” offering a spectrum of services to subscribers, encompassing messaging, social networking, and peer-to-peer payments.
Musk’s initiation of xAI in July was a direct response to his critiques of Big Tech’s AI endeavors, highlighting concerns of excessive censorship and insufficient safety measures. His departure from OpenAI’s board in 2018 did not deter his pursuit of advancing AI technology. In a landscape where tech giants like Microsoft and Google are racing to introduce AI-powered products, xAI’s Grok emerges as a notable addition, building upon the success of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which captured the attention of businesses and users globally.
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