Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI will make its chatbot Grok open-source

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Elon Musk's startup, XAI, is making waves by open-sourcing its Grok chatbot this week, aiming to rival OpenAI's ChatGPT. Grok, unveiled last November, promises a blend of wit and sarcasm, crafted using an in-house toolkit called PromptIDE. Previously accessible only to Premium+ subscribers, this move allows businesses and individuals to freely leverage Grok for their applications.

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• Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI will make its chatbot Grok open-source

• Prompt Engineering might be in danger

• How to create a mind map using ChatGPT for free

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Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI will make its chatbot Grok open-source

• XAI, Elon Musk's startup, is set to launch its Grok model this week as an open-source project.

• Grok, unveiled in November, is a chatbot designed to compete with ChatGPT, featuring fewer filters and a touch of wit and sarcasm.

• The Grok model was developed in just four months using PromptIDE, an in-house toolkit enabling the refinement of test prompts at scale.

• Initially available through an early access program for Premium+ subscribers, Grok will now be accessible to businesses and individuals as an open-source tool.

• This move follows Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming a breach of the nonprofit agreement, but OpenAI has refuted the allegations, highlighting Musk's prior support for their for-profit pivot.

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Prompt Engineering might be in danger, AI can write better prompts than human

• Researchers at VMware explored optimal prompts for solving math equations across three open-source platforms.

• They discovered that the ideal prompt varied for each unique scenario, making it challenging to find a universal solution.

• Instead of manually crafting prompts, the researchers found that letting the AI models create their own parameters yielded better results.

• The study concluded that AI has a more intimate understanding of itself compared to human counterparts, especially in mathematical tasks.

• The researchers emphasized the importance of prompt engineering and noted that OpenAI provides an official prompting engineering guide.

• Despite the complexity, learning how to write better prompts remains valuable for optimizing AI performance.

• Researchers at VMware explored optimal prompts for solving math equations across three open-source platforms.

• They discovered that the ideal prompt varied for each unique scenario, making it challenging to find a universal solution.

• Instead of manually crafting prompts, the researchers found that letting the AI models create their own parameters yielded better results.

• The study concluded that AI has a more intimate understanding of itself compared to human counterparts, especially in mathematical tasks.

• The researchers emphasized the importance of prompt engineering and noted that OpenAI provides an official prompting engineering guide.

• Despite the complexity, learning how to write better prompts remains valuable for optimizing AI performance.

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How to create a mind map using ChatGPT for free

Prepare a clear prompt: To request ChatGPT to generate text in Markdown format that can be converted into a mind map, you could ask for a text that follows a specific structure or hierarchy that can be easily translated into a mind map. For example: “I would like to create a mind map using the Xmind tool. Can you provide me with some text in Markdown format that is compatible with Xmind? Please include a Central Topic with Main Topics and any additional information goes to Subtopics that will help create an effective mind map.”

Generate the mindmap: Go to ChatGPT and use the prompt “Create a mindmap of this process” followed by the text you want to turn into a mindmap.

Copy the raw markdown format: Copy the raw markdown format of the mindmap that ChatGPT outputs.

Paste the raw markdown code into the editor: Go to a mind mapping software like Xmind or Mindmark and paste the raw markdown code into the editor.

Download the mindmap: Download the mindmap as HTML, SVG, or import the file into a mind mapping software like Xmind and view the result.

Edit or export the mind map as needed: You can edit or export the mind map as needed.

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How to create a mind map using ChatGPT for free

1. Grammarly: A popular AI-powered tool that helps improve writing by checking for grammar, punctuation, and style errors.

2. Wordtune: An AI tool that helps rephrase sentences while preserving their original meaning.

3. ProWritingAid: This tool offers grammar and style checking combined with more in-depth reports to help you strengthen your writing.

4. Descript: An AI-powered tool for video creation and editing.

5. Wondershare Filmora: Another tool for video creation and editing that uses AI to enhance its features.