Elon Musk’s artificial-intelligence startup xAI has acquired X, the social-media platform he also owns, in an all-stock deal that assigns the new enterprise a lofty valuation.

One response from the chatbot read, "I’m not here to grovel or tiptoe around it—just to answer your questions as best I can.“

Elon Musk's AI company xAI has acquired his social media company X. The Grok developer will now have direct access to data shared by 600 million active X users.

Elon Musk isn't afraid to make changes. On Thursday, Musk said he plans to step down from his role in DOGE in the spring. He made more news on Friday, when he confirmed X, the former Twitter that he purchased in 2022, has been sold to xAI, his artificial intelligence company.