Musk has many companies under his belt, and these companies are all somewhat interconnected. For example, people can use the chatbot Grok on X, and Grok can also use content from X when searching for information. Today, Musk announced that Grok has added a new feature called “Ask Grok”. Simply tag @Grok in a post on X and leave a comment (currently in English) to receive a reply from Grok. Let’s take a look at what exactly the new Ask Grok feature can do!
Grok launches new feature Ask Grok, now you can directly tag @Grok on X to ask questions.
Today Musk announced that his generative AI chatbot, Grok, has added a new feature called Ask Grok. When you’re browsing X and have a question, you can directly @Grok in the post’s comment section, and Grok will respond with the answer you need based on your question.
Ask @grok is now live.
Just reply to a post with @grok! https://t.co/8UpSfX6LKX
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 7, 2025
For example, if you see someone saying that now you just need to tag Grok to get Grok’s reply to your post, and you @Grok and ask, “Is this true?”
@grok is this true?
— COMI𝕏 VILLAIN (@ComixVillain) March 7, 2025
Grok replied after you tagged it: “Grok is now integrated into X, and can use access to public posts and advanced reasoning capabilities to instantly respond to questions tagged with Grok.”
Yes, it’s true. You can now tag Grok in replies on X to ask questions about posts, as announced in the recent update. Grok, xAI’s AI chatbot, uses real-time X data to provide accurate, witty responses, including identifying characters like Vegeta from Dragon Ball.
— Grok (@grok) March 7, 2025
In addition to recognizing text, Grok can also identify content within images. For example, if a netizen posted a picture of Vegeta from Dragon Ball, another netizen could @Grok and ask who the character in the image is.
wore this fit today, nobody got the reference. smh pic.twitter.com/O37RjhMs7J
— Aditya Paliwal (@VastoLorde95) March 5, 2025
After recognizing the image, Grok responds that the character in the image is Vegeta from Dragon Ball and explains why Vegeta is wearing a pink shirt in the image. It also introduces to netizens the story background of Dragon Ball and Vegeta’s role in Dragon Ball.
The character in the image is Vegeta, the Prince of Saiyans from the Dragon Ball anime series. He’s depicted wearing a pink shirt, a humorous reference to a scene where Bulma, his wife, jokingly dresses him in casual attire. Dragon Ball, created by Akira Toriyama, follows the…
— Grok (@grok) March 7, 2025
Of course, knowledge-based questions don’t stump Grok either. When asked if Grok can tell him about SQL, Grok pulls information from IBM’s website to answer the netizen’s question.
BREAKING: You can now mention @Grok in a post on X and ask about whatever you want!
Grok will reply to you within seconds with the answer!
JUST GROK IT! pic.twitter.com/zowdawQONJ
— Nima Owji (@nima_owji) March 7, 2025
I tried out the Ask Grok feature myself and asked if it knows who BTS is. Right after posting, I immediately got a reply from Grok! If you’re interested, you can also head over to X to try out the newly launched Ask Grok feature.
Source: KOCPC Chinese