Prediction: xAI May Go Fully Open Source Starting with Grok 5
mark_k · x · 2026-07-29
The author predicts that xAI will likely make its models open source, potentially starting with the Grok 5 series. This aligns with Elon Musk's recent support for open-source AI and fits xAI's broader business model of driving compute demand to eventually profit as a hyperscaler.
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