Musk created xAI as an alternative to OpenAI, the company he helped found but later distanced himself from over ideological differences. Now, The Wall Street Journal reports, xAI is planning to launch an app as soon as December that could go head-to-head with OpenAI’s ChatGPT as it races to scale up.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk's AI company xAI will be releasing a standalone consumer app. It will work similar to the ChatGPT app and give users access to Grok from their phones. There doesn't seem to be a huge rush,

xAI is looking to compete in an increasingly crowded AI space dominated by companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Big Tech companies including Google and Microsoft. Apple, the world's largest tech company, has also entered the AI space with its gradual launch of Apple Intelligence on some of its devices.

According to the Journal, xAI will raise more funding next year to support its growth efforts. The company has received at least $11 billion since it was launched by Elon Musk last year.

In the world of generative artificial intelligence ( AI ), the scrap between Elon Musk and Sam Altman is in the same league. It is both silly and captivating. Silly because they insult each other, try to discredit each other’s chatbots and fight over who meant what almost a decade ago when they co-founded Open AI.

Elon Musk's xAI could reportedly launch an app to challenge OpenAI's ChatGPT as soon as December, deepening his rivalry with Sam Altman.

Elon Musk's generative artificial intelligence startup xAI is on track to surpass $100M in annual revenue and could release a standalone app for its Grok chatbot. Read for more.