# SpaceXAI launches Grok Bot, an always-on AI agent with ability to sign into user accounts and execute tasks > Source: > Published: 2026-08-12 20:05:18+00:00 # SpaceXAI launches Grok Bot, an always-on AI agent with ability to sign into user accounts and execute tasks According to The Verge, SpaceXAI introduced Grok Bot in beta as an autonomous AI agent service designed to operate as "AI teammates" with capabilities to authenticate into applications, tools, and websites on behalf of users to perform work. The launch represents a shift toward agents with persistent account access and autonomous task execution. ## Topics ## Sources - Press [Read article](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978666/spacexai-grok-bot-ai-agent-beta-launch) ## Go deeper This intelligence is sourced automatically from public sources across the web and synthesised by the Prefactor AI pipeline. Stories are reviewed before publication.