The new X algorithm has been open-sourced, and Musk stated that further significant improvements will continue.

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The X platform engineering team announced the open-source of a new algorithm on January 20th, which uses the same architecture as the xAI Grok model. Musk stated that although the algorithm still needs improvement, the improvement process can be transparently observed. Additionally, on January 11th, he mentioned that the recommendation algorithm's code and documentation would be open-sourced every four weeks.

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2026-01-20 05:45:52

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On January 20, the X platform engineering team announced that the new X algorithm has been open-sourced, adopting the same Transformer architecture as the Grok model under xAI. Musk stated, “We know this algorithm is clumsy and needs significant improvement, but at least you can see in real-time and transparently our efforts to improve it. Other social media companies haven’t done this.” Previously, on January 11, Musk announced that the new X platform algorithm would be open-sourced within 7 days, including all code used to determine which natural search content and advertisements are recommended to users. This process will be repeated every four weeks and will include detailed developer documentation. Earlier, posts related to “cryptocurrency” were blocked by the X platform algorithm, sparking discussions within the crypto community.

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