Elon Musk's xAI launched the Grok 3 series, featuring a model with 10x more compute than its predecessor, competing with ChatGPT 4-o and Gemini 2 Pro. The xAI team claims Grok 3 is unmatched, with Grok 3-Mini also performing well. They introduced reasoning models designed to mimic human thinking, taking longer to respond but providing better answers for complex queries. xAI believes these reasoning models are essential for advanced AI.
xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, raised $6 billion in a Series C financing round, boosting its valuation to $45 billion. Major investors included Andreessen Horowitz, Blackrock, and Kingdom Holdings, which invested $400 million. The company launched the AI supercomputer Colossus and developed models like Grok 2 and Grok 3. The funding will enhance infrastructure and product development focused on beneficial AI. xAI is also hiring for mission-driven roles.
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