Grok

Relying on xAI’s Grok model means the device would use a model already employed by many other smartphone makers, so privacy and on-device versus offload processing specifics are not detailed in the article. The primary article does not state whether Grok runs on-device or offloads processing to servers, nor does it describe any privacy protections or differences from other AI smartphones. Answered

Based on our recent experience, it depends. A couple of us at CNET tried out a handful of chatbots to see what information we could pull about ourselves and relatives. While I won't share any screenshots or too many details regarding our queries, because, well, we don't want to dox ourselves, I can tell you this: Grok seemed to be the most "willing" chatbot when it came to getting answers, but some staffers were able to pull some information from ChatGPT, too. For example, after some questioning, my colleague Jon Reed was able to get ChatGPT to provide plenty of possible addresses for people i