‘Grok’: From 1960s Sci-Fi to Elon Musk’s New AI
Linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer analyzes the origins of words in the news. Read previous columns here. Last weekend, Elon Musk announced that his artificial-intelligence startup, xAI, was launching a chatbot with “a bit of wit” and “a rebellious streak,” known as Grok. As Musk explained,…
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