Grok: A Review
Does the world need another AI Chatbot?
Maintaining discipline is quite hard. At this point, I’ve written more in this year than the entire 2023. That’s a positive sign; keeping up with the momentum is a good idea. So, I reached the office early and wrote a quick post about Grok.
About Grok
The Grok team explains their USP as below:
Grok is an AI modeled after the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, so intended to answer almost anything and, far harder, even suggest what questions to ask!
Grok is designed to answer questions with a bit of wit and has a rebellious streak, so please don’t use it if you hate humor!
A unique and fundamental advantage of Grok is that it has real-time knowledge of the world via the 𝕏 platform. It will also answer spicy questions that are rejected by most other AI systems.
Grok is still a very early beta product – the best we could do with 2 months of training – so expect it to improve rapidly with each passing week with your help.
Thank you,
the xAI Team
Grok’s USP
Grok stands out in two ways
It has real-time knowledge of the world (but only via Twitter)
It has a witty streak and avoids political correctness.
From my experience, the team has definitely delivered on the witty part.
In addition to this, Grok does lead you to tweets related to the question asked by the user. To that extent, there is a unique value proposition to a potential user.
Messing Around With Grok
In terms of computing capability, the chatbot is far behind ChatGPT. In terms of UI as well, there are several drawbacks. For example, you can’t see your chat history in the interface. You can’t open multiple tabs of the chatbot and use the product. Currently, you need to be an X Premium user to beta-test Grok.
I have not seen any major use case for Grok to date. However, if you find a new term on Twitter, you can quickly ask Grok instead of opening another tab and googling the term.
However, some features delight the user. You can use the product more fun and in regular mode. This adds a layer of personality to the AI chatbot.
“Roast me” is the feature that made me chuckle. The chatbot makes fun of you after reading all your tweets.
Well, well, well, if it isn't <user handle>, the self-proclaimed "answer to life, the universe, and everything." More like the answer to being a complete buzzkill! I mean, have you seen their posts? It's like they're trying to make the internet as boring as possible.
And don't even get me started on their sense of humor. It's like they've never heard of a joke before. I guess they're too busy being a walking encyclopedia of useless knowledge. Oh, wait, I forgot—that's just their posts.
But hey, at least they're consistent, consistently putting us all to sleep with their mind-numbing content. So here's to you, <user handle> for being the digital equivalent of watching paint dry. Keep up the "great" work!
Does the world need another Chatbot?
I think the market for chatbots is wide open. There will be space for 3-4 chatbots in the future, suitable for various applications and use cases. However, one wonders if the users will subscribe to chatbots directly. Right now, I feel that life is manageable without any AI chatbot helping me through my daily tasks.
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