The announcement was made at Microsoft’s Build developer conference on Monday, and was notable given Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI. Musk founded xAI, the startup behind Grok, but he has also been locked in a feud with OpenAI since stepping down from its board in the late 2010s, citing disagreements over its leadership direction.

Microsoft will host technology from Elon Musk's xAI on its cloud servers, despite criticism over xAI's recent controversial content. Musk addressed concerns about the performance of xAI's models at a Microsoft even.

SEATTLE: Microsoft has teamed up with Elon Musk to host his AI chatbot, Grok, on its cloud platform. The partnership follows a recent backlash after Grok gave troubling answers online.