The artificial intelligence startup xAI, led by tech giant Elon Musk, plans to launch its latest chatbot, Grok3, at 8 PM (Pacific Time) on February 17. Musk has described Grok3 as "the smartest AI on Earth," and its release comes amid increasing competition in the field of large AI models. The Grok3 model is trained on synthetic data, allowing it to achieve logical consistency by repeatedly reviewing data and correcting its own mistakes.
The standout feature of Grok3 is its introduction of "Chain Of Thought" reasoning capability. This new feature enables Grok3 to process complex tasks step-by-step like a human, significantly enhancing its ability to handle complex queries and provide more coherent and logical responses. Additionally, Grok3 will see significant improvements in reasoning, programming skills, and multimodal functions such as text and image analysis.
Since the release of Grok1 in November 2023, the Grok series has continuously evolved. Grok1 primarily relied on synthetic data, resulting in subpar performance when dealing with real-world complexities. Grok2 improved upon this by incorporating a small amount of high-quality real data, enhancing its performance in real scenarios. Despite these advancements, xAI's progress in the large model competition has been relatively slow, especially compared to major competitors like OpenAI.
Before the launch of Grok3, OpenAI had just announced that its GPT-4o model's intelligence level would be elevated to o3pro, making it the best AI search product currently available. Meanwhile, the release of xAI's Grok3 has been delayed compared to Musk's earlier expectations. Last summer, Musk stated on social media that Grok3 would be launched by the end of 2024, with plans to train it using 100,000 H100 GPUs.
Additionally, xAI is in talks with Dell to purchase the next-generation GB200 GPU servers, with the deal expected to exceed $5 billion. To support this strategy, Musk is seeking around $10 billion in funding for xAI, with an estimated valuation of $75 billion. However, compared to OpenAI's $150 billion valuation, xAI still appears relatively modest.
It is noteworthy that Musk has recently participated in a bidding competition for OpenAI. His consortium proposed a $97.4 billion acquisition offer for OpenAI, which was rejected. Musk has expressed dissatisfaction with OpenAI's profitability and even filed a court application to prevent its transition to a for-profit entity. This dispute not only highlights the tense relationship between Musk and OpenAI but also reflects the intense competition currently present in the AI field.
