X uses Grok to publish AI-generated summaries of trending news and other topics on the platform. The feature, currently only available to premium subscribers, is called Stories on X. from the company’s engineering account.
According to X, Grok relies on user input to generate text snippets. Some focus more on news, while others are summaries of conversations happening on the platform itself. A user A screenshot of stories about Apple’s earnings report and aid to Ukraine, as well as “Musk, Experts Discuss National Debt,” a summary of a “candid online discussion” between Musk and other “well-known figures” on X.
If any of this sounds familiar, it’s also very similar to Moments, a long-running Twitter feature that curates influential tweets about important news and cultural moments on the platform. A feature managed by a group of human workers was killed
Like other generative AI tools, Grok’s summaries come with a disclaimer. “This story is a summary of the posts on X and may evolve over time,” he says. “Grok can make mistakes, check the results.” Grok, of course, doesn’t have the best track record of accurately interpreting current events. Previously created a He suggested that NBA player Klay Thompson went on a “vandalism spree” because he couldn’t understand what “throwing a brick” meant in the context of a basketball game.
