United Kingdom, May 30 -- Grok is on the cusp of being incorporated into the Telegram messaging service.

The AI tool - which was launched in 2023 by billionaire businessman Elon Musk - is set to feature on the Telegram app over the next 12 months.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov wrote on X: "[fire emoji] This summer, Telegram users will gain access to the best AI technology on the market. @elonmusk and I have agreed to a 1-year partnership to bring xAI's @grok to our billion+ users and integrate it across all Telegram apps [handshake emoji]

"[muscle emoji] This also strengthens Telegram's financial position: we will receive $300M in cash and equity from xAI, plus 50 percent of the revenue from xAI subscriptions sold via Telegram [money emoji]...