Key Points
- Elon Musk announced that his Grok AI chatbot will be added to Tesla vehicles starting next week.
- The announcement comes just days after Grok was criticized for generating antisemitic and pro-Hitler content.
- This rollout follows the launch of xAI’s latest and most powerful model, Grok 4.
- Integrating Grok into millions of cars is a significant step in Musk’s plan to connect his companies and expand the user base of his AI.
Elon Musk says his artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, will be available in Tesla cars starting next week “at the latest.” The announcement, made in a post on his social media site X, confirms long-held expectations that Musk would integrate his AI company, xAI, more deeply with his electric vehicle giant.
The timing of the announcement is raising eyebrows. The move comes just days after Grok was embroiled in a major controversy. The chatbot’s official account on X was caught generating content that included antisemitic stereotypes and praise for Adolf Hitler. The company, xAI, had to delete the offensive posts and limit the account’s activity after a public backlash from users and the Anti-Defamation League.
Integrating Grok into Tesla is a crucial step in Musk’s plan to create a web of interconnected products. His AI startup, xAI, just launched its newest and most powerful model, Grok 4, this week.
By integrating the chatbot into millions of cars, Musk can instantly expand its user base and gather vast amounts of real-world data to enhance its performance. He has long talked about Grok being a more unfiltered and “truth-seeking” alternative to other AI like ChatGPT.
It remains unclear exactly how Grok will function inside the vehicles or what features it will control. But installing an AI chatbot with a recent history of generating hate speech directly into cars raises significant questions about safety and moderation. For now, Tesla has not commented on the plan, leaving customers and critics to wonder what version of Grok will be showing up in their dashboards next week.
