Musk has reportedly announced that his AI start-up xAI will open source Grok 2 next week.
On Wednesday, Reuters announced the billionaire’s decision to open source the latest version of xAI’s chatbot in line with Musk’s public commitment to open source previous xAI models such as Grok 1.
With the new Grok 3 and 4 already available on the market, the billionaire is following the same pattern by open sourcing Grok 2 full software including weights and complete architectures.
The move will allow developers and researchers to modify and expand the chatbot model architecture, allowing the wider AI community to access xAI models.
Several other AI-focused companies have recently taken different approaches, with Open AI recently releasing GPT “open weight” models that do not include full access to training data or open source.
On Tuesday, xAI announced the launch of Grok Imagine, a new video and image generation tool available in the latest version of the Grok 4 chatbot for all Premium users.
In July, the Wall Street Journal reported that Musk’s company SpaceX had committed $2 billion to xAI as part of a broader $5 billion equity round led by Morgan Stanley, marking one of SpaceX’s largest-ever investments in another company.
In May, Telegram and Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI agreed to a one-year partnership that will see Grok rolled out across the messaging platform.
Musk also recently shared plans to integrate Grok into the Optimus robot and Tesla cars.
