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xAI recently unveiled its new language model, Grok3Mini, further advancing efficient AI technology. Designed for speed and affordability, Grok3Mini, despite its smaller size, outperforms many more expensive AI models across various domains, particularly excelling in math, coding, and scientific benchmarks. Grok3Mini: The perfect balance of high performance and low cost. Grok3Mini is part of the Grok3 series, which includes six variants, including the standard Grok3.

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced an investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X (formerly Twitter) over concerns that it may have used publicly available posts from EU users to train its Grok AI chatbot without transparency or legal basis. The investigation centers on XIUC (X Internet Unlimited Company) becoming the official controller of EU user data from April 1, 2023, previously under the name Twi…

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a significant investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform, X. The investigation centers on whether X used European users' personal data to train its AI chatbot, Grok, without their consent. Under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), companies must obtain explicit consent before processing user data; violations can result in substantial fines. The DPC has stated that a thorough examination will be conducted.

Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has recently begun offering its flagship Grok 3 model via API. This launch aims to compete with AI offerings like OpenAI's GPT-4 and Google's Gemini. Grok3 boasts image analysis capabilities and the ability to answer related questions, powering several features on Musk's social network, X. Notably, X was acquired by xAI in March, further strengthening the synergy between the two.

On April 9th, 2025, xAI's latest flagship AI models, Grok3 and its lightweight version Grok3 Mini, officially launched on the OpenRouter platform. This marks another significant advancement in AI for xAI, providing developers and users with a more powerful choice of language models. Both models are now available via OpenRouter's API, offering standard and fast inference modes to meet diverse application needs. Performance and pricing overview.

A new trend has emerged on Elon Musk's social media platform X (formerly Twitter): some users are employing Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Musk's AI company xAI, for fact-checking. This practice has raised concerns among professional human fact-checkers, who fear it could further contribute to the spread of misinformation. Earlier this month, X enabled users to directly query xAI's Grok, allowing them to seek answers on various topics. This move contrasts with other companies…

A recent study highlights significant issues with AI search engines handling news information. The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR)'s digital news lab tested eight AI tools with real-time search capabilities, revealing alarming results: over 60% of news queries yielded inaccurate answers. The study found considerable variation in error rates across different AI platforms, with Grok3 exhibiting a 94% error rate and ChatGPT Search reaching 67%. Even paid versions, such as Perplexity,

xAI has announced that its latest AI model, Grok-3, has achieved a remarkable feat, topping the Chatbot Arena leaderboard. The model, internally designated "grok-3preview-02-24", demonstrated superior performance across key areas. xAI's Grok-3-Preview-02-24 edged out GPT4.5-Preview by a narrow margin of 1 point. Grok-3 garnered over 3,000 votes and achieved an overall...

Elon Musk's AI company xAI launched its highly anticipated flagship AI model, Grok3, last week. Grok3 powers the Grok chatbot app on mobile and web, as well as the Grok experience on Musk's X social network. Early data indicates the Grok3 launch has driven a significant increase in app downloads and usage. Data from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower shows a substantial surge in Grok mobile app downloads globally and in the US.

Recently, the debate over artificial intelligence benchmarking has intensified in the public eye. An employee of OpenAI accused Elon Musk's AI company xAI of releasing misleading Grok3 benchmark results, while xAI co-founder Igor Babushkin insisted that there are no issues with the company. The incident was sparked by xAI's publication of a chart on its blog demonstrating Grok3's performance in the AIME2025 test, which is part of a recent series of math invitation competitions.