In 2025, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok was set for deep integration into Telegram, with the messenger slated to receive $300 million and other perks—this never materialized. “Durov’s Code” exclusively learned the reasons behind the project’s collapse. Telegram also explored deals with Perplexity (which later partnered with Snapchat) and other AI firms, but all stalled on one core issue: ensuring absolute user confidentiality without compromises or gray areas in AI operations.

Speaking at Blockchain Life 2025 in Dubai last October, Pavel Durov highlighted the rapid rise of AI bots in Telegram, praising its powerful API and chat format as ideal for AI interaction. However, he warned that most rely on centralized providers accessing user data—not just for training, but profiling and manipulation. User backlash against sharing private messages and docs with third-party AI summary tools spurred a shift toward decentralized AI owned by people, not corporations or states.

source: kod

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