Tesla: xAI will open source the AI chatbot Grok this week.

Just days after filing a lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk announced on X that his AI startup xAI will open source its chatbot Grok, which competes with OpenAI.

Some netizens below suggested that OpenAI should also open source its technology, to which Musk replied:

OpenAI is a lie.

Grok, launched last year, is trained on massive Twitter threads and has real-time internet access. Musk emphasized that Grok's views are neutral and won't compromise for "political correctness." To use Grok, a $16 monthly subscription to X Premium membership is required.

Nearly a decade ago, Musk co-founded OpenAI with Man, challenging Google's dominance in AI. However, Musk filed a lawsuit last month claiming that OpenAI has become closed source, focusing on maximizing profits for shareholders like Microsoft, and its technology should be "freely available to the public."

Musk's lawsuit has sparked debates among tech professionals and investors on the pros and cons of open source AI. Vinod Khosla, an early investor in OpenAI, believes Musk's lawsuit "deviates from the goal of achieving AGI and its benefits."

On the other hand, Marc Andreessen, a partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, accuses Khosla of "lobbying to ban open source AI." He believes:

Every major new technology that advances human welfare will face false moral panics. This is just the latest one.

In addition to xAI's upcoming open sourcing of Grok, other companies in the open source community include Meta and French startup Mistral.

It is worth noting that Musk has long been a staunch supporter of open source. After acquiring it, X, formerly known as Twitter, open sourced some algorithms last year. Tesla had previously open sourced many core patents, with Musk stating that this is a key way to grow the electric vehicle industry.

In 2014, he stated:

"Tesla will not sue anyone who wants to use our technology for good intentions."