--- description: Dubbed Grok, it’s the first product of Musk’s xAI company and is now in testing with a limited group of U.S. users. title: Elon Musk Unveils New Artificial Intelligence Bot to Rival ChatGPT image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d80151ecbb573bb/698a420609208fd8a641ae71/xai-grok.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Elon Musk Unveils xAI’s New Chatbot ‘Grok’ by [Vlad Savov / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Vlad Savov / Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2023 3:15 AM CUT  Elon Musk reveals Grok, a new generative AI model to compete with ChatGPT Elon Musk reveals Grok, a new generative AI model to compete with ChatGPTJaap Arriens—NurPhoto/Getty Images by [Vlad Savov / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Vlad Savov / Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2023 3:15 AM CUT Elon Musk revealed his own artificial intelligence bot to challenge ChatGPT, claiming the prototype is already superior to ChatGPT 3.5 across several benchmarks. Dubbed [Grok](https://x.ai/ "undefined"), it’s the first product of Musk’s [xAI](https://time.com/6294278/elon-musk-xai/ "undefined") company and is now in testing with a limited group of U.S. users. Grok is being developed with data from Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, and is thus better informed on the latest developments than alternative bots with static datasets, the company’s website said. It’s also designed to answer “with a bit of wit and has a rebellious streak,” according to the announcement. **Read More:** [_Inside Elon Musk's Struggle for the Future of AI_](https://time.com/6310076/elon-musk-ai-walter-isaacson-biography/ "undefined") ### More From TIME Earlier this year, Musk was among the signatories of a petition calling for a [pause](https://time.com/6266679/musk-ai-open-letter/ "undefined") in advancing AI models in order to allow for the development of shared safety protocols. “I signed that letter knowing it was futile,” the billionaire owner of X and Tesla Inc. chief executive officer [posted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1721272595281006662 "undefined") on Sunday. “I just wanted to be on the record as recommending a pause.” U.S. President Joe Biden just [signed](https://time.com/6330652/biden-ai-order/ "undefined") an executive order for AI oversight, aimed at setting standards for security and privacy protections, while tech leaders and academics [debated](https://time.com/6330877/uk-ai-safety-summit/ "undefined") the technology’s risks at the U.K.’s AI Safety Summit last week. **Read More:** [_Inside the U.K.'s AI Safety Summit_](https://time.com/6330877/uk-ai-safety-summit/ "undefined") Grok is the product of two months of development, the xAI announcement said, and will be made available to all X Premium+ users after it exits the testing stage. Musk has spoken of his ambition to build X beyond its base as a social platform into a do-everything app akin to Tencent Holding Ltd.’s WeChat in China. Grok would be an essential part of developing that — while xAI is a separate company, it says it intends to work closely with X, Tesla and other businesses. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6331859/xai-grok-elon-musk-chat-bot/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6331859/xai-grok-elon-musk-chat-bot/"},"headline":"Elon Musk Unveils xAI’s New Chatbot ‘Grok’","datePublished":"2023-11-06T03:15:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:53:10.518Z","description":"Dubbed Grok, it’s the first product of Musk’s xAI company and is now in testing with a limited group of U.S. users.","url":"https://time.com/6331859/xai-grok-elon-musk-chat-bot/","keywords":["Tech","wire","bloomberg wire"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d80151ecbb573bb/698a420609208fd8a641ae71/xai-grok.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Vlad Savov / Bloomberg"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d80151ecbb573bb/698a420609208fd8a641ae71/xai-grok.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Grok","caption":"Elon Musk reveals Grok, a new generative AI model to compete with ChatGPT","creditText":"Jaap Arriens—NurPhoto/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6331859/xai-grok-elon-musk-chat-bot/","name":"Elon Musk Unveils xAI’s New Chatbot ‘Grok’"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Elon Musk Tells Rishi Sunak AI Will Eliminate the Need for Jobs","description":"U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak interviewed tech billionaire Elon Musk in London. 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