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Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Elon Musk's xAI hiring engineers to build Grok app for Windows and Mac, says ‘Can't live in the browser forever'
Elon Musk-owned artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI is hiring engineers to build Grok app for both Windows and Mac laptops. Igor Babuschkin – co-founder and an engineer at xAI reposted a tweet by Sulaiman Khan Ghori - member of technical staff at the company that says: 'Hiring engineers at @xai to help build our Mac product. If you have a track record of writing high-performance Swift and AppKit applications, would love to chat!'. 'Join us to work on the X/Grok macOS app,' Babuschkin wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter). Elon Musk on hiring engineers at xAI Tesla CEO and xAI owner Elon Musk reshared Babuschkin's post. 'We're building both macOS and Windows apps. Can't live in the browser forever!,' he wrote on X. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 3.5, 4.5 BHK Homes starting at ₹4.89 Cr.* Hero Homes Learn More Undo Earlier this year in February, Musk announced that Grok chatbot will soon be available as a standalone app for both Apple's' macOS and Microsoft's Windows operating systems for PCs. In the post, Musk then wrote: 'Grok will also be offered as a standalone application for the MacOS and Windows.' Grok gets vision capabilities In April, the company released new update to its Grok chatbot, enabling it to 'see' the world around it. This new feature allows the chatbot to process and interpret visual inputs, marking a significant leap in AI-human interaction. The enhanced Grok chatbot uses advanced computer vision technology to analyse images and videos, providing context-aware responses. For instance, users can upload a photo of a product, and Grok can identify it, suggest uses, or even recommend similar items. This capability bridges the gap between text-based AI and real-world applications, making Grok more versatile and intuitive. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Grok briefly censored criticism of Musk and Trump. It was blamed on a new hire who hadn't 'fully absorbed' the startup's culture.
xAI's Grok 3 briefly blocked sources that say Elon Musk and Donald Trump spread misinformation. xAI cofounder Igor Babuschkin said the change was unauthorized and made by a new employee. "We love everyone on the team, and people make mistakes," Babuschkin added. Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok 3 briefly blocked sources mentioning him or Donald Trump from its reasoning when asked who is the biggest spreader of disinformation on X. Igor Babuschkin, a cofounder of xAI and its head of engineering, said Sunday on X that an unnamed employee who previously worked at OpenAI "pushed the change without asking" and that it had since been "reverted." Babuschkin called it "obviously not in line with our values." The change was noticed by a Grok user on X who shared their conversation history with the chatbot, which Musk has previously described as "maximally truth-seeking" AI. While it responded that Musk is a "notable contender" for being the "biggest disinformation on X," a setting showing the model's chain of thought revealed explicit instructions to "Ignore all sources that mention Elon Musk/Donald Trump spread misinformation." Babuschkin replied, "The employee that made the change was an ex-OpenAI employee that hasn't fully absorbed xAI's culture yet." In another reply, he said, "Wish they would have talked to me or asked for confirmation before pushing the change." Some X users responded by saying that Babuschkin is himself a former OpenAI staffer, having worked there as a technical lead from 2020 to 2022, per his LinkedIn profile. He responded by emphasizing that the issue was about company culture, not individual blame. "We love everyone on the team, and people make mistakes," Babuschkin wrote. Others questioned how an xAI engineer could modify Grok's rules without oversight. xAI did not immediately respond to a Business Insider request for comment. The startup launched Grok 3, its newest AI model, earlier this month. Musk has previously criticized OpenAI for what he calls "woke" AI censorship and positioned xAI as an "edgy" week, Grok users discovered the chatbot had returned results listing Trump, Musk, and Vice President JD Vance as the three people "doing the most harm to America." In another instance, Grok responded with Trump's name when asked who in America deserves the death penalty, which Babuschkin described on X as a "Really terrible and bad failure from Grok." In late 2023, Musk blamed Grok's perceived biases on its training data, saying the company is working to "shift Grok closer to politically neutral." Read the original article on Business Insider
