TLDR
- Elon Musk’s brainchild, xAI, has introduced Grok 3, leveraging the massive computational prowess of Colossus, a 200,000 GPU network. The system boasts unmatched prowess in mathematics, science, and programming evaluations compared to its rivals.
- X Premium users and others can soon explore additional thrills with DeepSearch and voice assistance features, all accessible via various subscription models.
- Early indicators highlight Grok 3’s dominance over its competitors in the Chatbot Arena, particularly with its Reasoning Beta version achieving a stellar 93% on the AIME 2025 evaluation.
- xAI intends to quintuple Colossus' current capacities and has plans to release Grok 2 as open-source in the near future.
- The firm revealed ambitious plans for an AI-driven gaming studio and developer-friendly API, showcasing developments in tackling physics problems and generating video game codes.
The artificial intelligence endeavors of Elon Musk. On February 18, 2025, xAI proudly introduced Grok 3, hailed for its expansive computational foundation and enhanced performance across varied evaluation metrics. At Grok 3’s core, lies Colossus, a 200,000 GPU-powered supercomputer designed for AI training. Its construction unfolded over two stages, beginning with 122 days utilizing 100,000 GPUs and culminating with a 92-day expansion to full scale.
The AI model is ready for U.S. X Premium subscribers from Tuesday, with web and app versions accessible via alternative subscriptions. xAI aims to further enrich the platform by integrating voice assistance soon.
— xAI (@xai) February 18, 2025
Musk articulated his high hopes for Grok 3 during a live broadcast on X, emphasizing its significant leap from its predecessor, Grok 2.
Performance tests signal a bright future. The fundamental model aced math (AIME), science (GPOA), and coding (LCB) assessments, with the Reasoning Beta edition achieving an impressive 93% on AIME 2025, outperforming competitors scoring less than 87%.
Grok 3’s “Chocolate” prototype version has gained top marks on the Chatbot Arena through anonymous evaluation, minimizing judgment biases.
xAI rolled out DeepSearch, a visionary search engine poised to explore the web and compile insightful reports akin to existing AI solutions.
200,000 GPUs Power xAI’s Latest Release
The potential of Grok 3 was demonstrated in physics problem-solving and game code creation. xAI also hints at an upcoming AI-powered gaming studio, setting the stage for game developers to exploit the new model’s prowess.
Initial feedback has been favorable. Tech expert Lex Friedman lauded the model’s efficiency, and X user Penny2x highlighted Grok 3’s iterative capabilities when crafting a 2D platform game.
Andrej Karpathy, former OpenAI co-founder, examined Grok 3, likening its abilities to OpenAI's leading models as nearing state-of-the-art benchmarks.
I had a first-hand experience with Grok 3 today, possibly one of the early bird testers receiving an exclusive sneak peek.
✅ Grok 3 showed its brilliance with an almost state-of-the-art thinking structure (here dubbed the \"Think\" button) and performed exceptionally in the early goings.
Thinking
xAI maintains a tradition of propelling innovation by revealing plans to open-source Grok 2 once Grok 3 is fully activated. pic.twitter.com/qIrUAN1IfD— Andrej Karpathy (@karpathy) February 18, 2025
Plans are in motion to expand the Colossus supercomputer to quintuple its size, making it the world's most formidable GPU assemblage.
Developers will soon gain API access paired with audio transcription features, opening avenues for third-party apps to harness Grok 3's capabilities.
As the rollout progresses, complete access and more enhancements are on the horizon.
At the World Governments Summit in Dubai, Musk tagged Grok 3 as “scary smart,” explaining its facility to learn from its lapses and sustain logical coherence.
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