Elon Musk Unveils Grok 3 AI Model with Enhanced Capabilities

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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has unveiled the updated Grok-3 model, showcasing a version of the chatbot technology that the billionaire has said is the “smartest AI on Earth.” The Grok-3 model has been designed to function in three ways: DeepSearch, Think, and Big mind, allowing it to perform complex tasks such as solving physics problems and creating new games. Across math, science, and coding benchmarks, Grok-3 beats Alphabet Inc.’s Google Gemini, DeepSeek’s V3 model, Anthropic’s Claude, and OpenAI’s GPT-4, the company said via a live stream on Monday.

Grok-3 has “more than 10 times” the compute power of its predecessor and completed pre-training in early January, Musk said in a presentation alongside three of xAI’s engineers. The team explained that the Grok 3 is designed to understand the universe, the nature of the universe, so we can figure out what is going on, and where the aliens are. The mission of xAI and Grok is to understand the nature of the universe, and the team is driven by curiosity about how nature works. The new model can perform reasoning, in-depth research, and can handle creative tasks as well.

xAI is rolling out Grok 3 today, beginning with Premium+ subscribers on X, who will be the first to gain access. Users are encouraged to update their X app to explore the latest advanced features, as the update has just been released. For those interested in early access to Grok 3, signing up for Premium Plus is an option. Additionally, xAI is introducing a new subscription tier called Super Grok, designed for dedicated enthusiasts seeking the most advanced capabilities and the earliest access to new features. The launch of Grok 3 marks a pivotal moment for xAI as competition in the AI industry intensifies, with the company contending with Western tech giants like OpenAI and Google, as well as emerging Chinese firms such as DeepSeek.

The Grok 3 model has been taught to solve complex problems, including Math, Science, and Coding. The xAI team shared that now with the DeepSearch option, users can ask Grok to perform in-depth research on their behalf. While in-depth research is now offered by most of the AI models, like DeepSeek R1, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, the team suggests that users can ask Grok 3 to think longer before concluding a query. This means that the Grok 3 can think even harder, when asked, to deliver even better results. Here are some key features of the Grok 3 model: * DeepSearch: allows users to perform in-depth research on their behalf * Think: enables the model to think longer before concluding a query * Big mind: uses its creative ability to conduct tasks * Solves complex problems: including Math, Science, and Coding * Creates new games: by combining existing games, such as Tetris and Bejeweled

The launch of Grok 3 is a significant development in the AI industry, with xAI positioning itself as a major player in the market. As the competition intensifies, it will be interesting to see how Grok 3 performs in real-world scenarios and how it compares to other AI models. With its enhanced capabilities and advanced features, Grok 3 is likely to have a significant impact on the AI industry, and its success will depend on its ability to deliver superior performance and value to users. The Grok 3 API, which includes the reasoning model and DeepSearch, will launch "in the coming weeks," and xAI said Grok 3's reasoning model is in beta and is still being trained.