xAI Launches Grok 3, Their Most Advanced AI Yet

• Elon Musk’s xAI releases Grok 3 with more computing power and new features.
• Grok 3 outperforms GPT-4 in math and science challenges.
• New DeepSearch tool lets Grok scan the internet for answers.

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, released its latest AI model, Grok 3, on Monday, along with updates to the Grok app for iOS and the web. Grok 3 is designed to analyze images and answer questions, offering new features for Musk’s social media platform, X. The model has been in development for several months and was originally expected in 2024 but was delayed. [earn]

Grok 3 is a more powerful version of its predecessor, Grok 2. According to Musk, it has 10 times more computing power and includes a larger training data set, which even contains court case documents. Musk claims that Grok 3 is much better than Grok 2 and is designed to seek out the truth, even if it challenges common views.

Grok 3 comes in different versions, including Grok 3 mini, which responds faster but is less accurate. While some features are still being tested, xAI is already rolling out updates.

In tests, Grok 3 outperformed OpenAI’s GPT-4 in areas like math and science questions. The new models, Grok 3 Reasoning and Grok 3 mini-Reasoning, can analyze problems more deeply and fact-check their responses before answering. These models are great for difficult questions in fields like mathematics, science, and programming. [earn]

One new feature, DeepSearch, allows Grok to search the internet and X to gather information and provide a summary. Premium users of X will be the first to access Grok 3, with other features available through a new plan called SuperGrok. SuperGrok will include advanced reasoning and unlimited image generation for a monthly fee.

In the future, the Grok app will add a voice mode, and Grok 3 will be available for business use through an API. xAI also plans to release Grok 2 as open-source software in a few months. [earn]

Musk has previously said Grok would be more unfiltered and anti-“woke”, willing to answer tough or controversial questions that other AIs avoid. While earlier versions leaned politically left, Musk aims to make Grok more neutral going forward.