Elon Musk calls Grok 'the most powerful AI by every metric' but 'secretly' trains the new model with your X data by default

🌈 Abstract

The article discusses Elon Musk's announcement of a powerful AI training cluster for his Grok AI model, as well as Twitter's (now X) new data sharing feature that enables the use of users' data to train Grok. The article also covers concerns around AI "inbreeding" and the potential decline of chatbots.

🙋 Q&A

[01] Elon Musk's Announcement and X's Data Sharing Feature

1. What did Elon Musk announce about Grok AI?

• Elon Musk announced that his xAI company has started training its Grok LLM using "the most powerful AI training cluster in the world" and that the AI model would be "the world's most powerful AI by every metric by December this year."

2. What is X's new data sharing feature?

• X (formerly Twitter) has shipped a new Data Sharing experience that's enabled by default and uses users' data to train Grok.
• The feature is hidden in the platform's privacy settings and can only be disabled on the web app.

3. What are the concerns around this data sharing feature?

• The feature is enabled by default, making it difficult for the average user to disable.
• X is not making it easy for users to disable the feature, as it can only be done through the web app.
• There are concerns that X wants to use users' data to make Grok more efficient and effective, which could be a possible explanation for the feature being shipped under the wraps and enabled by default.

[02] Concerns about AI "Inbreeding" and the Decline of Chatbots

1. What are the concerns around AI "inbreeding"?

• A comprehensive study published in Nature suggests that AI "inbreeding" fears may indeed be founded, as researchers have highlighted concerns about how AI models may be impacted by their own regurgitated data.

2. What is the general opinion around chatbots?

• Another report suggested that AI might be a fad and no one is actually using AI tools.
• The general opinion is that chatbots might have already hit their peak, and they'll only get dumber as regulators continue to rain down on their parade.