Mission of XAI and Gro: Understanding the universe to answer fundamental questions like the existence of aliens, the meaning of life, and the nature of the universe.
Approach: Maximally truth-seeking AI, prioritizing truth over political correctness to avoid delusion or error.
Team Introduction
Eigor: Lead Engineering at XAI
Jimmy Paul: Leading Research
Tony: Working on the Reasoning Team
Elon Musk: Occasional presence
Overview of Gro
Gro: AI being developed to enhance user access and interaction, aiming to be useful, interesting, and humorous.
Name Origin: 'Gro' from the novel "Stranger in a Strange Land," meaning to fully and profoundly understand.
Development Progress
Timeline: Rapid development from Gro 1 with 314 billion parameters to Gro 3 with significant improvements.
Infrastructure: New data center built in 4 months with plans to double GPU capacity, completed in a total of 122 days.
Performance: Gro 3 using more compute than predecessors, achieving benchmarks in mathematical reasoning, general knowledge, and coding.
Technical Enhancements
Reinforcement Learning: Gro trained to think from first principles, self-critique, and contemplate solutions.
Advanced Reasoning Capabilities: Solving complex problems like plotting trajectories and creating game mechanics.
Benchmark Performance: Gro 3 leads in mathematical, scientific, and coding benchmarks.
New Features and Tools
Deep Search: Enhanced search engine capability using Gro's reasoning and verification abilities.
Real-World Applications: From plotting space trajectories to creating innovative games, Gro 3 showcases its versatility.
Future and Expansion
Upcoming Features:
Voice interaction capabilities for conversational AI.
Continued enhancements in reasoning models and tool integration.
Enterprise Applications: Deep Search and reasoning models are aimed at enhancing business use cases.
Release and Access
Gro 3 Release:
Available initially to Premium Plus subscribers on X.
Super Gro subscription for advanced features.
Grok.com for the latest and most advanced version.
Conclusion
Continuous Improvement: Expect daily updates and enhancements.
Audience Engagement: Q&A session addressing audience queries about features, capabilities, and future plans.