Elon Musk launches Grok Imagine: AI video generator now available on waitlist. Here's how to join it
Elon Musk's AI firm xAI has launched Grok Imagine, a new feature that allows users to create AI-generated videos and images from text prompts directly within the X app. The tool includes capabilities like real-time editing, audio support, and a controversial 'spicy mode' that permits nudity. Videos can be up to six minutes long. Users can join the waitlist by updating their X app and subscribing to the premium SuperGrok plan.
Elon Musk Introduces Grok Imagine to X App Users Elon Musk's AI company xAI has officially introduced Grok Imagine, a text-to-video generator integrated within the X (formerly Twitter) platform. The feature, which had previously been in limited testing with select employees and influencers, is now entering a broader rollout phase. According to Musk, users can now update their X app and request access to the waitlist for Grok Imagine.Grok Imagine enables users to generate videos and images directly from text prompts. These videos can include audio and range up to six minutes in length—mirroring the time limit that existed on Vine, Twitter's short-form video app that was discontinued in 2017. In a nod to that legacy, Musk has said the tool essentially brings Vine back, but with an AI twist.
In addition to turning text into videos, Grok Imagine also allows users to convert still images into moving visuals with sound. Real-time refinement is a core part of the feature, meaning users can tweak their outputs on the go without relying on separate tools.Access to Grok Imagine requires a few simple steps. First, users need to update their X app. From there, they can navigate to:
Settings > Grok > Imagine > Request Access
This places them on the official waitlist. While all X users can apply, early access is being granted to those subscribed to the platform's premium tier, SuperGrok, which costs $30 per month. Users who frequently engage with Grok are reportedly being prioritised for the beta.The tool is also available through the standalone Grok app, and according to a post by the official Grok handle, full public access is expected to begin in phases from October 2025.
One of Grok Imagine's experimental options, dubbed 'spicy mode,' has already generated controversy. xAI employee Mati Roy told Dataconomy that this mode allows nudity in the generated content. Some users have raised concerns about its potential misuse, especially given the rise in AI-generated explicit material.
Moreover, Grok's AI companions—Ani and Valentine—have also faced backlash. Reports have indicated instances of sexually explicit interactions, drawing criticism toward xAI's content moderation practices.Additionally, xAI is reportedly working on Baby Grok, a version of the AI tailored for children, likely aimed at providing a safer, filtered experience in contrast to the adult-oriented modes currently available.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
India.com
41 minutes ago
- India.com
Meet G Venkataraman who forced Elon Musk to shut down his shop, Musk will never forget this Indian genius due to...
Ganesh Venkataraman left Elon Musk's Tesla and co-founded DestinyAI. (File) In a major setback for Elon Musk, Tesla has shuttered its Dojo supercomputer unit, reportedly after Ganesh Venkataramanan, an Indian-origin former Tesla executive, left the company and co-founded AI startup DestinyAI, along with other former top executives who quit Musk's auto firm. Why Elon Musk shut down Tesla Dojo? According to a Bloomberg report, Tesla is dissolving the team that was tasked with developing its Dojo supercomputer, after several top executives who worked on the project left the company and flocked to DestinyAI– an AI startup co-founded by former Tesla Dojo head honchos– Ganesh Venkataramanan, Bill Chang and Ben Floering. As per the report, Tesla's Dojo head Peter Bannon has also left the company, and is likely to join Venkataraman's DestinyAI. Earlier this month, Tesla took a major hit when around 20 members of its Dojo team left the company to establish DensityAI, an AI startup 'focused on data center services for industries from automotive to robotics.' Following the mass exodus, Tesla shifted the remaining Dojo employees to other areas within the company, Bloomberg reported. What did Tesla Dojo do? First introduced by Tesla CEO Elon Musk in 2019, the Dojo was described as a 'super powerful training computer', which would be capable of training AI chips by processing huge amounts of vehicle video data. These AI chips would be then used to power Tesla's patented 'Autopilot' technology that are installed in its self-driving cars. At the time, Tesla's Dojo was touted as the next big thing by market analysts, and was predicted to give the company a major lead in the sector, with Morgan Stanley estimating in 2023 that the project would increase the market cap of the Elon Musk-led automaker by a whopping $500 billion. How Tesla plans to proceed? However, after the recent turn of events, Tesla is planning to partner with chipmaking giants Nvidia and AMD for computing power, while a deal with Samsung is in the pipeline for chip manufacturing. 'It is not right for Tesla to spend its resources on two different AI chip designs. Tesla AI5, AI6 and subsequent chips will be very good for inference and also for training,' Elon Musk wrote on X, hinting that Tesla will now focus on AI chips that can run AI systems used in cars with more precision and accuracy. Notably, Tesla has witnessed declining sales in recent times due to increased competition, and Elon Musk's political affiliations.
Economic Times
3 hours ago
- Economic Times
Can Trump's Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac IPO plan slash mortgage rates? Bill Ackman says...
Synopsis Donald Trump is reportedly planning to IPO Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, potentially the largest IPO in history. Billionaire Investor Bill Ackman suggests merging the two mortgage giants to reduce mortgage rates and government oversight costs. Ackman believes privatization could yield substantial gains for the government, citing their improved capitalization and government backing. AP American hedge fund manager Bill Ackman took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and one way to reduce mortgage rates would be to merge government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac US President Donald Trump Saturday seemed to acknowledge reporting by The Wall Street Journal on Friday that he plans to IPO Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the end of this year. The President and his economic advisers are planning a historic sale of stock in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-owned mortgage giants that help provide stability and affordability to America's home loan market. Reacting to the development, American hedge fund manager Bill Ackman took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and one way to reduce mortgage rates would be to merge government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He suggested the merger move would help reduce mortgage rates and achieve huge synergies both in their operations and in the trading price. ALSO READ: 'Ban Gay sex, end women's voting': Pete Hegseth sparks controversy for re-posting pastor's radical message Bill Ackman said Fannie and Freddie merger would also reduce the costs and risks of government way to reduce mortgage rates would be to merge Fannie and Freddie. A merger would enable them to achieve huge synergies both in their operations and in the trading price and spreads of their MBS, savings which could be passed along to consumers in the form of reduced mortgage rates, Ackman wrote in his post. "A merger would also reduce the cost and risks of government oversight as there would be only one institution that would require FHFA oversight. I suspect that this is @realDonaldTrump 's idea as implied by his post below. It's a really good one," his post read. US-government owned twin giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are tasked with expanding credit availability in the American market by securitising mortgages. Their shares surged over 20 per cent on Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration may privatise the two institutions this year. ALSO READ: Powerball jackpot rises to $479 million: Who won lottery jackpot last night? Lotto results, drawing time US President Donald Trump has previously met the top leadership of US investment banks such as Citigroup, the Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase to explore potential public offerings of the twin mortgage giants, Reuters reported, citing an the plans have not been finalised yet, and Trump continues to weigh various options, according to a senior administration official. But the White House believes an initial public offering of up to 15% of the two companies' shares could raise $30 billion, which could make it the largest IPO in has been weighing an IPO for years now. During his first term, Trump attempted — but ultimately failed — to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, removing them from government conservatorship. Now, in his second term, he has revived the push. In May, he wrote on Truth Social that he was 'giving very serious consideration to bringing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public,' adding that he would consult with his Cabinet before making a decision 'in the near future.'Trump has argued for the monetisation of these two institutions, which were brought under US government control in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. In May this year, Trump floated the idea while emphasising that the government will maintain its implicit guarantees for the securities issued by the two institutions. ALSO READ: Last planet parade of 2025 happening today? How to watch the rare planetary alignment in the US Trump backer Bill Ackman, a long-time shareholder in the twin behemoths, has repeatedly called for their privatisation. Ackman, founder, Pershing Capital Management, told Forbes magazine last month that the US government is the preferred stockholder of the twins, and in a position to realise gains worth $300 billion. He argued that the two institutions were 'vastly better capitalised' today than for the past 60 two institutions are not banks, but tap creditworthy mortgage buyers and pack the mortgages in securities to be sold on the market, Ackman explained. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have guarantees worth $7 trillion coupled with enormous cash flows, apart from a government backing, underlining their ability to weather any future crisis, Ackman added.
Indian Express
4 hours ago
- Indian Express
Tesla scraps Project Dojo: What it means for full self-driving and future of AI
Earlier this week, Tesla ended Project Dojo, which was a partnership between Tesla and Dojo computers. This brought an end to the automaker's efforts to build in-house chips for its driverless technology goals. Tesla has been focused on building driverless cars for almost a decade now. So why did Tesla end its attempts to produce chips in-house for its autonomous vehicles? The decision came because Tesla CEO Elon Musk shifted to relying on Nvidia and AMD for compute chips, along with Samsung for manufacturing. According to Musk, Tesla was closing Project Dojo because it would be inefficient for the business to split its resources and scale two distinct AI chip designs. Dojo would not be included in Tesla's consumer goods because it was intended to train the company's autonomous driving programme. Dojo was the automaker's effort to build custom supercomputers designed to train Tesla's neural network for driverless cars. A neural network functions like a simulated brain, supporting Tesla's goal of launching Robotaxi and Full Self-Driving (FSD) cars. This network is installed across a large fleet of Tesla cars today, enabling some automated driving functions that still require a human to be attentive behind the wheel. Tesla's decision to shut down Dojo, which Musk had been talking about since 2019, marks a major strategic shift. Musk had previously described Dojo as the cornerstone of Tesla's AI ambitions and its push for full self-driving, thanks to its ability to 'process truly vast amounts of video data.' He even mentioned it briefly during the company's second-quarter earnings call. The primary reason is Tesla's vision-only philosophy. For FSD to work, its neural networks must identify and categorise objects in the environment, then make driving decisions in real time. This requires training on enormous volumes of driving data so that, when activated, FSD can continuously gather and process visual data at speeds comparable to human depth and motion detection. In essence, Tesla wants to build a digital model of how the human brain and visual cortex function. To achieve this, Tesla must store, process, and run millions of simulations on video data gathered from vehicles worldwide. Although Tesla depended on Nvidia to run its Dojo training computer, the aim was to reduce reliance on a single supplier and improve performance by boosting bandwidth and lowering latency. Tesla's Dojo system was intended to serve as an AI training platform for FSD. A supercomputer consists of thousands of smaller computers, or nodes. Each node has a central processing unit (CPU) and a graphics processing unit (GPU). While the CPU manages the node overall, the GPU handles more complex tasks, such as splitting workloads into many parts and processing them in parallel. GPUs are critical for machine learning tasks like FSD training in simulation. Musk's broader vision is for Tesla to become an AI company capable of making self-driving cars by mimicking human vision. Most other companies in the autonomous driving sector use a combination of sensors—lidar, radar, cameras—and high-definition maps. Tesla believes it can achieve full autonomy with cameras alone, paired with advanced neural networks to analyse data and make instant driving decisions. In August 2024, Musk began promoting Cortex, Tesla's new AI training supercluster being built at its Austin headquarters to tackle real-world AI challenges. This shifted focus away from Dojo. Bloomberg reports that Tesla will now rely more on Nvidia and other partners such as AMD for computing and Samsung for chip fabrication. On 28 July 2025, Tesla and Samsung signed a $16.5 billion agreement to produce AI6 inference processors for high-performance AI training, FSD, and Tesla's Optimus humanoid robots. Meanwhile, Dojo's lead, Peter Bannon, is leaving the company, and the remaining team members will be reassigned to other data centre and compute projects within Tesla.
