Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, just launched its newest chatbot called Grok 3, which Musk claims is the smartest AI on Earth. The event took place on February 17, 2025, at 9:30 am, and it attracted around 100,000 viewers who watched the event online.
Here are some important things to know about Grok 3:
– Musk thanked his team for working hard to create Grok 3, stating he was honored to work with such talented people.
– The name “Grok” comes from a science fiction book called “Stranger in a Strange Land” by Robert Heinlein. In the book, “grok” means to understand something deeply, which is what Grok 3 aims to do.
– Grok 3 is Musk’s challenge to other leading AI models like OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Google’s Gemini. It can analyze images, respond to questions, and power various features on Musk’s social media platform, X.
– To make Grok 3 better, the team used 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, giving them 200 million GPU-hours for training—ten times more than Grok 2. This means it can process big data more quickly and accurately.
– Musk and his team say Grok 3 is much more powerful than Grok 2, which was released in August 2024. They shared that it performs better than big AIs like Google’s Gemini 2 Pro and OpenAI’s GPT-4o, especially in areas like science and coding.
– At the launch, Musk said Grok 3 is “scary smart”, and it runs on xAI’s powerful supercomputer. This system took just a little over eight months to build.
– Grok 3 not only shows intelligence but also creativity. It even created a new game that combines Tetris and Puyo Puyo. Premium users can now use Grok 3, which promises better problem-solving and gaming abilities.
– Musk encouraged everyone to update their X app to access all the new features and announced a special subscription called Super Grok for fans who want even more advanced capabilities and early access to new features.
– If you prefer a more polished version of Grok 3, Musk suggested waiting a week, as they are also working on a voice interaction feature for a more conversational experience.
– To make Grok 3 even better, the xAI team improved the training methods, using special datasets and new learning techniques.
With all its cool features, Grok 3 aims to take AI to the next level!
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