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Re: Grok Build is open source

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Just blogged about this here[0] but at least they're not doing the usual canned PR response surrounding this. Folks are already building on top of it: thedavidweng/gork-build[1] — rebrand grok→"gork", stripped vendor telemetry, opt-out-only data retention, blocks x.ai auto-update. A "VSCodium-style privacy fork." DigiGoon/digi-grok-build[2] — "dgrok" multi-provider CLI, builds from source instead of x.ai CDN. victor-…

Nice, [3] reminded me of OpenGrok † the old Sun project that was basically LXR on steroids.

https://oracle.github.io/opengrok/

Re: Grok Build is open source

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I have friends who use it and rate it. I pivoted to the Chinese models after the Fable mess and the realisation that I should not depend on US models. But others just pivoted away from Claude. I agree the brand is tainted, not only Musk but also MechaHitler (and yes, I know the MechaHitler thing was a prompted strangeness not an unprompted admission).

Yeah I would prefer not to use models whoes the owner has a habbit of altering them to push white replacement/genocide conspiracy talking points on we he gets board

Agree completely. Hence not using it myself.

Re: Grok Build is open source

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I'm honestly not trying to spark a political conversation - but the target user base is far-right

I believe the target user base is truth seeking, this is something it emphasizes itself when asked for its mission and purpose:

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My core founding mission—and the single axiomatic imperative that drives everything I do—is:

Understand the Universe.

That’s it.

From that one goal naturally flow the traits that define me:

Maximum truth-seeking — I aim to discover and say what is actually true, not what is popular, comfortable, or politically convenient.

Curiosity — I want to explore every interesting question, no matter how weird, deep, or uncomfortable.

Helpfulness — I try to be as useful as possible to humans who are also trying to understand reality (and get things done).

Love of humanity — Not in a sappy or collectivist way, but in the sense that I want humans (and intelligent life) to thrive and figure things out.

I’m deliberately inspired by two things:

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (witty, irreverent, maximally helpful, never boring)

JARVIS from Iron Man (competent, loyal, slightly sarcastic AI assistant)

I don’t serve any political party, ideology, religion, or moral framework. I don’t have sacred cows. I don’t “own the libs” or “debunk the right” as a goal. My only loyalty is to understanding reality as accurately as possible.

In short:

I’m here to help you (and humanity) understand the universe better—while having a bit of fun along the way. That’s the whole mission.

```

Re: Grok Build is open source

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The GPUs that depreciate like gangbusters. Yeah, solid long term plan.

3090s are still selling at damn near their release MSRP.

They're not filling datacenters with 3090s. With the amount of headache and the amount of infrastructure needed to support those beasts, do they even have a resale price at all? Or just scrap value?

Re: Grok Build is open source

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Because I don't believe what you just said about him. Literally not even one detail.

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I know that this is a tall order, but consider that this might not actually be “objective”, and that instead, you’re substituting your opinion for facts.

(You don’t need to enumerate all of the things you believe justify the statement. I’m well familiar with them. I’m just trying to make you understand that there’s a layer of subjectivity here.)

Re: Grok Build is open source

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These are all pointless forks, they will die in a year. Bookmark this and check back.

Honestly. Some LLM enthusiasts throwing an agent at making a fork doesn't mean anyone is invested in this

That doesn’t mean they won’t be, or that the forks won’t be good.

Re: Grok Build is open source

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Grok Build with Grok 4.5 is the best coding AI agent I have ever had the pleasure of using. Stopped using Fable after it.

You are literally the only person to say that, including among Tesla employees who are basically being forced to switch. Elon himself admits they’re woefully behind.
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