X PREMIUM FEATURES: Elon Musk says some X users will get all the premium features and bells and whistles for free.
X (formerly called Twitter) went through a transformation when Elon Musk took control of the company. Musk bought Twitter in a highly publicized deal and the microblogging platform was soon transformed into a completely separate app. One of the biggest changes introduced by Musk was removing the old blue tick and making the once-iconic part of the payments service.
Previously called Twitter Blue and later rebranded as X Premium, the service guarantees a number of features to subscribers. , such as blue check mark, increased engagement, etc. Now, some users who do not pay for the X Premium subscription can also enjoy its benefits.
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Musk wrote in a post on X that people with more than 2,500 verified subscriber followers will have access to all of X’s premium features for free. Additionally, those who follow 5,000 verified customers will get Premium+ features at no cost. So, if you don’t opt for X Premium, but have the required number of verified followers, you can also get all the features of the subscription.
Musk’s tweet reads: “In the future, everyone
Among other benefits, X Premium and Premium+ customers also have access to the recently launched GrokAI AI chatbot.
Recently, Musk announced that xAI’s chatbot Grok will soon be available to all premium subscribers of X. Musk revealed the development in a post on X, without providing further details. Previously, Grok was available exclusively to Premium+ subscribers.
Grok AI was introduced in November last year and was billed as an artificial intelligence assistant that would answer questions with “rogue intelligence and instincts.” The XAI team wrote in a tweet that people who lack a sense of humor should not use chatbots.
“Grok is an AI modeled after The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy that aims to answer almost anything and even suggest what questions to ask,” the team’s post reads. Grok is designed to answer questions with a bit of wit and a rebellious streak, so please don’t use it if you hate humor.”
Musk had announced that xAI’s chatbot, Grok
The team also said that Grok will have real-time knowledge of the world thanks to X. This could mean that AI systems will get their knowledge from X publicly available user posts.
Additionally, the AI system was also said to answer “thorny questions that have been dismissed by most other AI systems.”