Telegram announces partnership with Musk's xAI
Summary
Telegram has partnered with Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, to bring an AI assistant called Grok to its users. The deal, lasting one year, involves Telegram receiving $300 million in cash and equity and sharing revenue from xAI subscriptions sold on Telegram.Key Facts
- Telegram is working with Elon Musk's xAI to integrate the Grok AI assistant.
- The partnership will last for one year.
- Telegram will receive $300 million in cash and equity from xAI.
- Telegram will also get 50% of revenue from xAI subscriptions sold on its platform.
- This collaboration follows a similar move by Meta’s WhatsApp to include an AI service.
- Critics have previously accused Telegram of not moderating its platform well enough to prevent crime.
- Elon Musk founded xAI and aims to make it a competitor to other AI firms like OpenAI.
- Musk also acquired the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, now called X, as part of his AI ambitions.
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