Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company, xAI, is preparing to bring its chatbot Grok to Telegram through a partnership that both sides say is nearly finalized.
In a May 28 post on X, Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated that he and Musk had agreed on a one-year deal to make Grok available within the Telegram app.
Durov said Telegram users would be able to use Grok through the app’s search bar, where it will offer features like threaded replies, chat summaries, document overviews, group moderation tools, and writing assistance.
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A short video shared alongside the post showed how these tools might work once the integration begins.
While the deal has not been officially signed yet, Durov said only the final paperwork is missing. Musk replied to Durov’s post by confirming that no contract was in place yet. However, Durov followed up to say the agreement had been made “in principle”.
As part of the proposed deal, Telegram will receive $300 million in a mix of cash and equity from xAI. Telegram will also earn 50% of the money made from Grok subscriptions sold through its platform.
Telegram users are expected to get access to Grok later this summer. Durov noted that Telegram users will benefit from what he described as “the best AI technology on the market”.
Meanwhile, xAI recently addressed how Grok brought up political and racial issues about South Africa in its comments. What did the company say? Read the full story.
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