Grok steals ChatGPT's ‘Ghibli’ thunder despite facing significant ‘errors’; Here's how

Grok, a free artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot designed by xAI, is facing significant errors in different parts of the world.

Updated on: Mar 29, 2025, 23:15:53 IST

By Shweta Kukreti

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Elon Musk's Grok, a free artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot designed by xAI, is facing some errors in different parts of the world amid the Ghibli trend. Several users complained on social media that they cannot access the Artificial Intelligence platform.

Elon Musk's Grok tops US Google Play Store, surpassing ChatGPT, TikTok (AFP FILE )

Users on X revealed that they are receiving an “internal error: failed to send request” message upon accessing Grok and even “restarting the app doesn't help”.

Reacting to Musk's announcement that xAI has acquired X in all-stock transaction, one X user asked him to “FIRST fix Grok”.

“Can't access my chat history and often get “Grok was unable to finish replying” errors despite paying for the premium version!” the tweet added.

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Musk's Grok fetches number 1 stop at Google Play Store

Meanwhile, Musk declared that Grok has grabbed the number position in the US on the Google Play Store. Its rank on Google Play Store as the most popular free available app is followed by ChatGPT and TikTok.

Taking to X, Musk shared a screenshot, showing Grok's dominance over TikTok and ChatGPT in the “Top Free” category. “Cool, @Grok is #1 on Android!” he wrote.

With a rating of 4.9 stars, Grok is ranked first in the shared screenshot, followed by OpenAI's ChatGPT and the Chinese app TikTok, which have ratings of 4.8 and 4.1 stars, respectively.

While Grok has received mixed reviews on X, with some users praising its ability to search and others criticizing its noise and ethical issues, Musk's post underscores Grok's expanding reach on Android.

In 2023, Musk's xAI business introduced Grok, a conversational generative (gen) AI chatbot. Grok is capable of texting and chatting with people, just like ChatGPT and other AI technologies. It is intended to respond to questions that are innovative and thought-provoking with witty, “rebellious” answers. According to some reports, it can answer “spicy” questions that most traditional AI systems are unable to. It can be accessed with a subscription to Premium+ X.

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Shweta Kukreti
Shweta Kukreti has over 8 years of experience in covering Indian and world politics. She joined the Hindustan Times in 2024 and is primarily assigned to the US desk. She currently works as Deputy Chief Content Producer and reports on a wide range of topics, including US politics, immigration issues (especially H-1B visa) and major global events. Shweta strongly emphasizes team operations, which encompasses monitoring news, delegating tasks, editing, developing comprehensive coverage strategies, and crafting engaging, and data-informed narratives. She received the Digi Star Award at the Hindustan Times within a year of joining for her broad coverage of US politics. In 2025, she earned both a promotion and a redesignation, a significant achievement recognising her contributions and the strong value she brings to the team. She has previously worked with the Indian Express, HTDS, ANI and Republic World. Seniors in all the media organisations recognised her work. Regarding education, she earned a BA (Hons.) in Political Science and a master's degree from Delhi University, and she pursued a PG Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institution of Mass Communication (IIMC). She also holds a diploma in Women's Empowerment and Development from IGNOU University and a French certification course from Alliance Française de Delhi. If not working, you can find her exploring the hills and engaging in adventurous activities in Rishikesh and Himachal Pradesh. She loves to play badminton, volleyball, and chess, and spend time with her friends and family. She also enjoys spiritual activities.Read More

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