Elon Musk Unveils Grok 2 Launch

xAI creator Elon Musk has disclosed that the latest iteration of his company’s AI model, Grok, is set to be introduced to X users in the upcoming week.

Musk’s Bold Claim

What Happened: Musk made the announcement on X, previously known as Twitter, boasting that “Grok 2 should surpass current AI benchmarks.”

This revelation follows xAI’s recent declaration of a substantial upgrade to Grok, showcasing enhancements in reasoning, capabilities, contextual understanding, and more.

Grok 2 Feature Advancements

According to xAI, the latest version of Grok outperforms OpenAI’s GPT-4, Alphabet Inc.’s Google Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude 3, and Mistral Large.

“One of the standout improvements in Grok-1.5 is its performance in coding and mathematical tasks,” xAI stated.

An essential functionality of Grok-1.5 is its capability to process extended contexts of up to 128K tokens within its context window.

Implications of Musk’s Announcement

Musk’s statement closely follows the release of Grok-1.5. Although xAI indicated that the model would be accessible to testers “shortly,” Musk has now confirmed the rollout starting next week.

Moreover, xAI has made Grok open-source, leading Deepwater Asset Management’s Gene Munster to believe this move will attract substantial investment, directly challenging OpenAI.

This development arises within a competitive AI landscape. Databricks, an AI startup, recently introduced an open-source model said to outperform Meta’s Llama 2 and xAI’s Grok-1.

The performance comparison of Grok-1.5 against Databricks’ DBRX remains to be seen.