Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company unveiled on Monday, 17 February (Tuesday, Philippine time) the latest version of its chatbot, Grok 3, which he boldly claims to be “the world’s smartest AI.”
The launch comes as the billionaire is deploying the enormous powers granted him by US President Donald Trump to restructure and dismantle federal agencies.
The unprecedented cost-cutting drive has raised conflict-of-interest questions, given that many of those agencies have regulatory oversight on elements of Musk’s sprawling business empire.
“Grok is to understand the universe,” Musk said at the start of the Grok 3 launch presentation.
Musk has promoted Grok 3 as “scary smart,” with 10 times the computational resources of its predecessor that was released in August last year.
The flagship product of his xAI company was trained on synthetic data and employs self-correction mechanisms that avoid errors — known as "hallucinations" — that plague some AI chatbots and lead them to process false or misleading data as fact.
Now with its official release, people on the internet have been sharing their experiences with the chatbot.
Some claim it can generate photorealistic images, solve complex math problems with ease, and even create mini-games when prompted.
According to Musk, this chatbot has outperformed leading AI models like OpenAI and DeepSeek in their blind tests, particularly excelling in areas such as mathematics, science, and coding.
As chatbot technology continues to evolve, its impact will largely depend on how it is integrated responsibly into various sectors.
While it can revolutionize customer service, content creation, and even coding by providing instant, human-like responses. These AI systems also raise concerns about job displacement, misinformation, and ethical AI usage.