The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch
xAI’s newly transferred dot.com redirects to Grok after OpenAI launched its Dots agent.
OpenAI launched Dots, an always-on AI agent with a colorful blob avatar. The domain dot.com, which Whois shows was transferred in July, redirects to the download page for xAI’s Grok app, prompting speculation that Elon Musk’s company bought it to troll the launch. TechCrunch notes xAI does not own bot.com or other obvious typo domains, while dots.com belongs to a long-defunct company, and said it asked xAI for comment.
- OpenAI launched Dots, an always-on AI agent with a blob avatar.
- dot.com, transferred in July, redirects to xAI’s Grok download page.
- Observers speculate Musk’s team bought the domain to mock the launch.
- xAI does not own bot.com; dots.com belongs to a defunct company.
- AI models
- Grok
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Before OpenAI launched its new AI agent, Dots, on Tuesday, Elon Musk's xAI had already acquired the domain name "dot. com," which now redirects to the Grok chatbot download page.
By Julie Bort · techcrunch.com
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