Durov unveils Telegram collaboration with Musk: a new alliance in the tech world.
Telegram Partners with xAI to Integrate AI Assistant Grok
In a significant collaboration, Telegram, the popular messaging application, has partnered with Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, to integrate the AI assistant Grok into its platform for a minimum of one year. According to Telegram founder Pavel Durov, the company will receive $300 million in cash and equity from xAI, along with 50% of xAI's subscription revenue sold through Telegram.
Telegram users can expect a range of features with the integration of Grok. The assistant will be pinned to the top of chats for ease of access, and users will be able to ask questions directly through the search bar. Grok will also be capable of editing messages, rewriting them in different styles, and creating summaries of unread messages, PDF files, and links.
In group chats, Grok can function as a moderator, detecting and warning or blocking violations. For channels, it will have fact-checking capabilities. Additionally, Grok will allow users to create animated stickers and edit avatars using AI.
Unlike traditional chatbots, Grok is designed to respond with humor, sarcasm, and personality. It offers real-time information retrieval, making it useful for daily productivity tasks and natural language Q&A. It can also assist with code generation and debugging and provide real-time news summaries.
Users can access Grok through unofficial bots on Telegram for convenient access, although these are not officially supported. For more control, users can build their own Grok AI Telegram bots.
The partnership aims to make Grok accessible to Telegram's vast user base, enhancing user experience and bringing AI capabilities to the forefront of messaging apps. The collaboration is expected to propel both companies towards noticeable advancements in AI integration.
- The AI assistant Grok, integrated into Telegram via the partnership with xAI, will come equipped with features such as editing messages, generating animated stickers, and even functioning as a moderator in group chats.
- With the fusion of artificial intelligence and technology, the partnership between Telegram and xAI aims to enrich the user experience, making Grok accessible to Telegram's extensive user base and fostering significant advancements in the realm of AI integration.
