"Elon has always made promises to open-source parts of X, and has followed through to at least some degree, including Grok-1 in 2024. But xAI is now on Grok-3, and the Grok GitHub repository hasn't been updated in two years. The timing of the announcement open-sourcing the X algorithm is also likely to be met with some suspicion, as Musk is fending off criticism from across the globe and the political spectrum regarding Grok's willingness to make deepfake nudes."
"Musk says this release of the X algorithm will include "all code used to determine what organic and advertising posts are recommended to users." He also says this will be just the first, with updates coming every four weeks, and that those will include developer notes highlighting any changes. Of course, considering how things played out in 2023, you'll have to forgive us for taking that promise with a grain of salt."
In 2023, Twitter open-sourced portions of the code that determined feed content, but the GitHub repository remains mostly outdated, with most files from its initial upload three years ago. Elon Musk announced that in seven days he will open-source X's new recommendation algorithm to reveal how organic and advertising posts are selected. The release is promised to include all relevant code and to be followed by updates every four weeks with developer notes. Previous open-source efforts like Grok-1 were followed by stagnating repositories; xAI's Grok-3 repository has not been updated in two years. The announcement comes amid criticism over Grok-generated deepfake nudes, prompting skepticism.
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