San Francisco: Elon Musk announced that his startup xAI will unveil its Grok 3 chatbot on Monday, which he describes as the “smartest AI on Earth” in an increasingly competitive market. The company’s flagship artificial intelligence product is set to go live with a demonstration on Monday night at 8:00 pm Pacific time (0400 GMT), as stated by the tech billionaire on his social media platform X.
According to Lao News Agency, Grok 3 has been trained on synthetic data and possesses the ability to reflect on its errors by reviewing data to achieve logical consistency. Musk mentioned that he will be working with his team throughout the weekend to refine the product, and will remain offline until the launch. Last week, Musk noted that Grok 3 was nearing the final stages of development and would be released to the public shortly.
xAI aims to carve out a competitive advantage in a market filled with products like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, as artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into everyday life. Meanwhile, Chinese startup DeepSeek recently made waves in the global AI industry by launching a low-cost, high-quality chatbot, posing a challenge to US efforts to dominate the field. DeepSeek’s chatbot swiftly surpassed ChatGPT in downloads on the Apple app store.
Despite his warnings about the potential risks AI poses to human civilization, Musk is actively pursuing greater investment in the sector. In December, xAI announced it had raised $6 billion in its latest funding round, attracting investors that included US venture capitalists, chipmakers Nvidia and AMD, and investment funds from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. This followed an initial $6 billion raised in May, making xAI one of the world’s most valuable startups, although it remains smaller than OpenAI.
Musk, who also leads SpaceX and Tesla, launched the AI company in July 2023 after signing an open letter advocating for a pause in the development of powerful AI models. On Friday, OpenAI’s board chairman reported that the company had unanimously rejected a Musk-led offer to purchase OpenAI for $97.4 billion.