alt Hacker NewsThey have to be careful. There’s not a lot that separates the top models anymore. Look at Grok which has almost no market share or credibility because of Musk, Despite being close to the top performance wise they are behind the Chinese models in adoption for example, which themselves are mostly behind the big two because of trust. It would not be hard to push users away, especially if a less unpalatable player ever emerged.
I think this is the right thinking. While some people might distinguish between Grok as the product and Elon Musk as the owner of the product, the net effect is, like you said, very negative. And Grok has not been gaining traction, especially after their Grok build fiasco.