Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is set to release its latest chatbot, Grok-1.5, on his social media platform X next week. Musk announced the upcoming launch in a post on X on Friday, also hinting at the development of Grok 2, which he claims will surpass current AI standards.

Grok-1.5, an upgraded version of the existing Grok chatbot, will be initially available to early testers and existing Grok users on X. xAI stated in a Thursday statement that it is actively investigating a data set released on the “dark web” about two weeks ago, and its initial analysis indicates it has had an impact on approximately…

Earlier this month, Musk revealed plans to open-source Grok, just days after suing Microsoft for allegedly deviating from its original mission in favor of a for-profit model with OpenAI, a company backed by Microsoft. Musk launched xAI last year with the aim of competing against OpenAI and Google’s AI initiatives.