Elon Musk is once again shaking up the artificial intelligence world. His startup, xAI, is rolling out its latest chatbot, Grok 3, and he’s calling it the “smartest AI on Earth.” The AI model is set to go live on Monday, complete with a demonstration scheduled for 8 PM Pacific Time (Tuesday morning in GMT).
The billionaire entrepreneur announced the launch over the weekend on his social media platform, X, while also mentioning that he’d be busy refining the product with his team until then. Musk, who has often expressed concerns about AI’s potential risks, is now diving headfirst into the industry, competing against some of the biggest players in the game.
Grok 3: Smarter and more self-aware?
What makes Grok 3 special? According to Musk, the chatbot has been trained on synthetic data and has the ability to reflect on its own mistakes. This means it doesn’t just spit out answers — it learns from errors and adjusts itself to maintain logical consistency. If this works as intended, it could give Grok 3 an edge over other AI models that sometimes struggle with accuracy and reasoning.
Musk had previously hinted that the chatbot was in its final development stages and would be ready within weeks. Now that it’s set to launch, the AI industry is watching closely to see if Grok 3 can truly live up to the hype.
A battle in the AI arena
xAI isn’t just looking to impress tech enthusiasts — it’s trying to carve out space in a market already flooded with powerful AI models. OpenAI’s ChatGPT continues to dominate, but competition is heating up, especially with the rise of Chinese startup DeepSeek. Last month, DeepSeek stunned the AI world with a low-cost, high-quality chatbot that quickly shot past ChatGPT in downloads on Apple’s App Store.
With AI becoming an essential part of everyday life, companies are racing to develop smarter, faster, and more efficient models. Musk’s xAI wants to be at the forefront, and Grok 3 is his latest move to challenge the status quo.
Big money, big ambitions
Despite being a relatively young company, xAI has already secured billions in investment. In December, it raised another $6 billion from major backers, including venture capitalists, chip giants NVIDIA and AMD, and sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. This funding adds to the $6 billion it raised earlier, making xAI one of the most valuable AI startups today — though it still has a long way to go to catch up with OpenAI.
Musk, who also runs SpaceX and Tesla, founded xAI in July 2023. Interestingly, this came just after he co-signed an open letter calling for a pause in the development of powerful AI systems. Despite his warnings about AI’s risks to humanity, he’s now racing ahead to build some of the most advanced models himself.
Source: Elon Musk says xAI’s Grok 3 Chatbot is ‘smartest AI on Earth,’ to be released today
