The rivalry between the two stems from their time at OpenAI, which was founded as a non-profit in 2015 with the aim of advancing open-source AI research. Musk was reportedly upset when OpenAI, under Altman's leadership, shifted away from being a pure non-profit and partnered with Microsoft. The announcement of Grok also coincided with OpenAI's DevDay event, where the custom ChatGPTs were unveiled.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has taken a jab at Elon Musk's new AI project, 'Grok', a ChatGPT rival that incorporates humor into its text output.
- Altman posted a screenshot of OpenAI's platform, which now allows the creation of customized versions of ChatGPT, and instructed it to answer questions with cringey boomer humor, subtly mocking 'Grok'.
- Musk and Altman, along with others, founded OpenAI as a non-profit in 2015, but Musk was reportedly upset when OpenAI transitioned away from being a pure non-profit and partnered with Microsoft under Altman's leadership.
- The announcement of 'Grok' coincided with OpenAI's DevDay event, where the custom ChatGPTs were announced.