xAI To Pay Telegram $300 Million To Integrate Grok Into Chat App

Telegram has partnered with xAI to integrate the Grok chatbot into its platform for one year, with xAI paying $300 million in cash and equity. Telegram will also receive 50% of subscription revenue from Grok. TechCrunch reports: Earlier this year, xAI made the Grok chatbot available to Telegram's premium users. It seems Grok might now be made available to all users. A video posted by [Telegram CEO Pavel Durov] on X suggested that Grok can be pinned on top of chats within the app, and users can also ask questions to Grok from the search bar. Notably, Meta has also integrated Meta AI into the search bar on Instagram and WhatsApp. The video also shows that you will be able to use Grok for writing suggestions, summarizing chats, links, and documents, and creating stickers. Grok will supposedly also help answer questions for businesses and assist with moderation. UPDATE: In a response to Durov's X post outlining the partnership, Elon Musk said: 'No deal has been signed.'

'Musk's denial, however, raises questions about the status and structure of the agreement,' reports TheStreet. 'It's unclear whether the partnership has been formalized or if Durov was announcing a framework that remains under discussion. Neither Telegram nor xAI has issued a follow-up clarification.'

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