xAI Chatbot Grok Will Be Available to Telegram Users

Under a deal announced Wednesday, Elon Musk's xAI chatbot, Grok, will be available to Telegram users for one year starting sometime in the summer. Telegram is a cloud-based social media and instant messaging service that is free but offers a paid tier. According to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who announced the partnership on X, Telegram users will be able to pin Grok to the top of their chats. Users will be able to ask questions, create stickers, write suggestions and summarize chats, links and documents. An X user asked Durov about the security of user data. "User privacy is paramount," he responded. "To be clear, xAI will only access data that Telegram users explicitly share with Grok through direct interactions. That's expected -- you can't message anyone (including a chatbot) without sharing what you write." Telegram, with an estimated 1 billion active users, will receive $300 million in cash and equity from xAI to integrate Grok into Telegram apps for the 12-month duration. Duro ... Read full article.