Elon Musk’s xAI Unveils Grok 3 Live: The ‘Scary Smart’ AI Revolutionizing Chatbots

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has officially launched its latest chatbot, Grok 3, exclusively for X Premium+ subscribers. This release marks a significant milestone in AI development, positioning Grok 3 as a formidable competitor in the rapidly evolving chatbot landscape.

Key Highlights:

• Exclusive Access: Grok 3 is now available to X Premium+ subscribers, offering them early access to cutting-edge AI technology.
• Advanced Reasoning Capabilities: Elon Musk describes Grok 3 as “scary smart,” highlighting its superior reasoning abilities that surpass existing AI models.
• Global AI Race: The launch intensifies the global competition in AI development, with companies worldwide striving for advancements in artificial intelligence.

Grok 3 Launch Live: “At times I think Grok 3 is scary smart,” Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and now close adviser to US President Donald Trump, said via video conference at the World Government Summit in Dubai on Thursday.

During a video conference at the World Government Summit in Dubai, Elon Musk expressed his enthusiasm for Grok 3, stating, “At times I think Grok 3 is scary smart.” He emphasized that the chatbot’s advanced reasoning capabilities set it apart from current AI models, positioning it as a leader in the field.

Grok 3 has been trained on synthetic data and is designed to reflect on its mistakes by reanalyzing information for improved logical consistency. This self-improvement mechanism enables the chatbot to provide more accurate and contextually relevant responses over time.

The launch of Grok 3 comes amidst a global race to develop more advanced and cost-efficient AI tools. In China, for instance, DeepSeek, a startup behind a model rivaling OpenAI’s ChatGPT, is aggressively expanding its capabilities, highlighting the competitive nature of AI development worldwide.

Live Updates:

• Grok 3 Launch Live Updates
  All times are in IST (Indian Standard Time).

• Feb 18, 2025, 6:19 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: That’s all for today
  Thank you for joining us today, everyone!

• Feb 18, 2025, 6:04 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: Just how powerful is the new model?
  During a live stream on Monday, xAI announced that Grok 3 has outperformed leading AI models, including OpenAI’s GPT-4o, Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek’s V3, and Anthropic’s Claude, across benchmarks in math, science, and coding. Elon Musk claimed that Grok 3 has “more than 10 times” the computing power of its predecessor and completed its pre-training phase in early January. These claims, however, remain unverified.

• Feb 18, 2025, 5:45 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: More on Musk’s ‘scary smart’ AI model
  At the World Governments Summit in Dubai, Elon Musk described Grok as “scary smart,” asserting that it surpassed all existing models in internal tests. He stated, “This might be the last time an AI outperforms Grok,” highlighting its training on synthetic data and its ability to reflect on errors for logical consistency. The xAI team revealed that an early version of Grok 3 received higher ratings than competitors on Chatbot Arena. Musk acknowledged the model is still in beta, with expected imperfections, but assured rapid improvements and the upcoming release of voice assistance.

• Feb 18, 2025, 5:27 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: Here’s how much computing power Grok 3 needs
  xAI operates a “Colossus supercomputer” for AI training, which previously utilized a cluster of 100,000 advanced NVIDIA GPUs. The company announced that it has doubled the size of its GPU cluster to enhance the training of Grok 3.

• Feb 18, 2025, 5:00 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: Musk and the rocky road to AI
  Elon Musk, who has frequently expressed concerns about AI risks, founded xAI in 2023 to compete in the generative AI market, dominated by OpenAI’s ChatGPT. In September 2023, OpenAI launched its advanced model, o1, capable of solving complex tasks in science, coding, and math. Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI in 2015, has since been at odds with its leadership. Recently, he led an investor group proposing a $97.4 billion acquisition of OpenAI’s nonprofit parent, which was declined. Meanwhile, Chinese startup DeepSeek claimed its open-source model could rival OpenAI’s o1, despite US restrictions on Nvidia’s AI chip sales to China.

• Feb 18, 2025, 4:41 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: xAI eyes $75B valuation with new funding push
  Bloomberg reports that Elon Musk’s xAI is seeking $10 billion in fresh funding, potentially catapulting its valuation to $75 billion. Can Musk’s AI challenger stand up to OpenAI and DeepMind?

• Feb 18, 2025, 4:39 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: Elon Musk says Grok 3 is “Maximally Truth-Seeking”
  Elon Musk touted Grok 3 as a model of curiosity and unfiltered truth-seeking, even if it challenges conventional narratives or political correctness.

• Feb 18, 2025, 4:21 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: What is Musk’s end goal? Creating human-like AI
  Elon Musk is developing Grok 3 to emulate human thought processes. During the launch event, a senior xAI team member emphasized the importance of creating an AI that can think like a human. The team believes this approach, combined with reinforcement learning, will enhance AI efficiency in both training and real-world applications.
• “The best AI needs to think like a human—considering all possible solutions, self-critiquing, verifying outcomes, backtracking, and reasoning from first principles. This capability is crucial. By taking the best pre-trained model and further training it with reinforcement learning, we can unlock additional reasoning skills, improving performance during both training and testing phases. Internally, the model has already saved us hundreds of hours in coding time,” the xAI staff member stated.

• Feb 18, 2025, 4:09 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: X hikes subscription fee
  X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, has increased the monthly fee for its Premium+ subscription plan to $50intheUS.Theannualsubscriptionnowcosts$350, marking the second price hike in recent months. This change coincides with the launch of Grok 3, with Premium+ subscribers gaining access to exclusive features of the new AI model.

• Feb 18, 2025, 4:01 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: How did Musk coin the AI chatbot’s name?
  Elon Musk revealed that the name “Grok” is inspired by Robert Heinlein’s science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land. In the book, the term “grok,” used by a character raised on Mars, signifies a deep and profound understanding of something. “Empathy is a crucial aspect of that,” Musk explained during the Grok 3 launch.

• Feb 18, 2025, 3:26 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: xAI to launch new AI game development studio
  Elon Musk confirmed that xAI will establish an AI-powered game development studio, aiming to revolutionize the gaming industry. During the Grok 3 unveiling, he invited others to join this initiative.
• Feb 18, 2025, 3:13 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: Here’s how you can test drive Grok 3

1. Subscribe to X Premium Plus: Grok 3 is currently available exclusively to X Premium Plus subscribers. Users can upgrade their subscription on X (formerly Twitter) to access its latest AI capabilities.
2. Access via the Grok app and website: Users can interact with Grok 3 through the Grok iOS app or the newly launched Grok website at grok.com. An Android version is available for pre-registration on the Google Play Store.
3. Upgrade to ‘Super Grok’: For advanced features and early updates, xAI has introduced Super Grok, a premium subscription tier available on both the app and website.

• Feb 18, 2025, 2:54 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: What’s all the hype about?

Elon Musk’s xAI has unveiled Grok 3, a revolutionary AI chatbot with advanced capabilities in science, math, and creativity. During a live demo with nearly 100,000 viewers, Musk described Grok 3 as “an order of magnitude more capable” than its predecessor, Grok 2.

The name “Grok,” inspired by Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land, signifies profound understanding and empathy. Building this AI required xAI to construct its own data centers, operationalizing 100,000 GPUs in 122 days and doubling capacity in 92 days to support its development.

Grok 3’s creativity was showcased during the event, where it conceptualized a unique game blending Tetris and Puyo Puyo. The AI will receive daily updates to remain cutting-edge, with initial access limited to Premium Plus subscribers on X. A “Super Grok” subscription will soon offer additional features, including voice interaction.

• Feb 18, 2025, 2:27 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: Ex-Microsoft AI strategist marvels at this model’s reasoning prowess
  Robert Scoble, a former AI strategist at Microsoft, praised Grok 3 for its rapid learning capabilities, stating that the speed at which an AI model learns determines its potential.

Grok 3 benchmarks.

The thing to really pay attention to in AI is learning speed. And @xai is learning way faster than any other.

Who said that?

Apple Siri cofounder Tom Gruber. He told me at dinner a decade ago that that is the most important thing to pay attention to. pic.twitter.com/yWCiJsN9pU

— Robert Scoble (@Scobleizer) February 18, 2025

• Feb 18, 2025, 2:19 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: Former Tesla AI chief says Grok 3 ‘just ahead’ of DeepSeek R1
  Andrej Karpathy, former Tesla AI Director, reviewed Grok 3, highlighting its “Thinking” mode for solving complex tasks. He found it comparable to OpenAI’s o1-pro and ahead of DeepSeek-R1 in reasoning and research capabilities. However, he noted limitations in creative tasks and ethical reasoning, calling its progress “unprecedented” for a one-year-old project.

• Feb 18, 2025, 2:09 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: Experts impressed with new chatbot’s performance
  Following the live demo, experts who had early access to Grok 3 shared their experiences, with most expressing admiration for its capabilities.

• Feb 18, 2025, 2:03 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: Here’s how to use Musk’s latest chatbot
  Elon Musk’s xAI has launched Grok 3, its most advanced AI chatbot yet, aiming to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. The rollout began today, with access first granted to Premium Plus subscribers on X.

• Feb 18, 2025, 1:47 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: SuperGrok subscription announced with voice chatbot coming soon
  xAI has launched Grok 3 for Premium+ subscribers on X, with plans to introduce a new subscription, SuperGrok, for its mobile app and Grok.com website. The company also intends to open-source previous versions of Grok and is developing a voice-based chatbot.

• Feb 18, 2025, 1:46 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: AI model outperforms rivals with game creation and top scores
  Grok 3, now available to X Premium+ users, offers enhanced reasoning, game creation, and top-tier performance. It outshines rivals in blind tests, showcasing cutting-edge capabilities for diverse tasks.

• Feb 18, 2025, 1:38 PM IST
  Grok 3 Launch Live: To understand the nature of the universe, you must pursue truth, says Elon Musk
  “We’re driven by curiosity about the nature of the universe, and that’s what makes us a maximally truth-seeking AI, even if that truth challenges political correctness. To understand the universe, you must rigorously pursue truth, or you’ll remain in delusion or error. That is our goal—to figure out what’s going on,” Elon Musk stated during the Grok 3 launch.
• Feb 18, 2025 12:55 PM IST: Lex Fridman Reacts to Grok 3
  After gaining early access to the Grok 3 model, Lex Fridman expressed his amazement, stating that his “mind is blown.” He remarked, “I had the opportunity to use Grok 3 extensively at an early stage. I’m truly impressed—huge congrats to Elon and the team for making this a reality,” as shared on X (formerly Twitter).
• Feb 18, 2025 12:30 PM IST: Potential and Challenges
  There is considerable excitement surrounding Grok3’s capabilities, notably its real-time data access from platforms like X, its multimodal functionality, and the new “Unhinged Mode” that delivers more provocative responses. However, some concerns remain regarding its ability to handle misinformation responsibly, due to its less restrictive content policies, as well as questions about its overall performance in practical scenarios.
• Feb 18, 2025 12:26 PM IST: Comparative Analysis
  Experts have observed that, based on internal testing at xAI, Grok3 appears to outperform competitors such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s DeepMind Gemini in complex reasoning tasks. These claims, however, rely on internal metrics rather than independent reviews, leading some to question the validity of the assertions—especially in light of previous delays and the absence of public benchmarks.
• Feb 18, 2025 12:11 PM IST: Elon Musk’s xAI Unveils ‘Smartest AI on Earth’
  Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm, xAI, has introduced its latest AI chatbot, Grok3, which is set to revolutionize our understanding with its advanced computational power and creative abilities. During a live demonstration, Musk underscored the significant advancements of the new chatbot, stating, “We’re excited to unveil Grok3, which we believe is exponentially more capable than Grok2 in a remarkably short period.”

• Feb 18, 2025 12:02 PM IST: Grok 3 Launch Live: SuperGrok Subscription Debuts, Voice Chatbot on the Horizon
  xAI has rolled out Grok-3 exclusively for Premium+ users on X and is preparing to launch a new subscription tier, SuperGrok, for its mobile app and Grok.com website. The company also plans to open-source previous Grok versions once the new model is fully established and is actively developing a voice-activated chatbot.
• Feb 18, 2025 11:54 AM IST: Grok 3 Launch Live: Musk Explains How Grok App’s DeepSearch Mitigates Distillation Concerns
  Elon Musk outlined the new DeepSearch feature in the Grok app, which scours the internet and X to generate detailed summaries. To address distillation risks, the internal reasoning of certain models is intentionally obscured—a measure taken in response to past criticisms surrounding OpenAI’s models.
• Feb 18, 2025 11:45 AM IST: Grok 3 Launch Live: xAI Unveils Voice-Enabled Grok 3 for Tesla, Powered by 100,000 Nvidia GPUs
  The latest AI model, Grok 3, has been integrated into Tesla vehicles and now includes a voice-enabled variant to enhance the driving experience. Developed using 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs at the Colossus data center, Grok 3 also benefits from the integration of H100, H200, and the upcoming B200 chips for faster performance and advanced capabilities.
• Feb 18, 2025 11:32 AM IST: Grok 3 Launch Live: AI Model Surpasses Rivals with Game Creation and High Performance Scores
  Grok3, the newest breakthrough in AI, is now available to X Premium+ subscribers, offering enhanced reasoning, inventive game creation, and exceptional performance. With notable improvements in problem-solving and real-time computation, Grok3 has outperformed competitors in blind tests, showcasing its cutting-edge potential for a wide range of tasks.
  Know more: Grok3 now on X Premium+ with innovative game creation and leading AI scores
• Feb 18, 2025 11:16 AM IST: Grok 3 Launch Live: Competing with Top Models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic
  xAI’s Grok 3 is engineered to rival some of the most advanced AI models on the market. It directly challenges OpenAI’s offerings, including o1-pro and the forthcoming GPT-5, as well as Google’s DeepMind Gemini series—particularly Gemini 2.0. It also stands alongside Anthropic’s Claude, especially the refined Claude 3.5 Opus, and Meta’s Llama 3.1. Benchmark tests reveal that Grok 3 excels in reasoning, problem-solving, and coding, frequently matching or exceeding these competitors in complex task execution and computational efficiency.
• Feb 18, 2025 11:09 AM IST: Grok 3 Launch Live: “To Understand the Universe, You Must Relentlessly Pursue Truth,” States Elon Musk
  During the launch, Musk remarked, “Our innate curiosity about the universe compels us to be unwavering truth-seekers, even if that truth sometimes conflicts with political correctness. To truly comprehend the universe, one must pursue truth with rigorous determination; without it, we risk falling into error or delusion. Our mission is to discover what is really happening.”
• Feb 18, 2025 10:57 AM IST: Grok 3 Launch Live: “People Will Definitely Fall in Love with Grok,” Says Musk
  During a Q&A session at the Grok3 demo, xAI addressed audience questions about the latest AI model. When asked whether Grok had a gender, Musk responded, “Grok is whatever you envision it to be,” adding, “It’s 1,000% certain that people will fall in love with Grok.”
• Feb 18, 2025 10:52 AM IST: Grok 3 Launch Live: Grok3 Demonstrates Its Creativity in Video Game Design
  A standout feature of Grok3 is its creative prowess. The AI demonstrated its ability to conceptualize a novel game by cleverly blending elements from Tetris and Puyo Puyo, highlighting its potential to excel not only in technology and science but also in entertainment and art.
• Feb 18, 2025 10:41 AM IST: At the Grok 3 launch live event, the xAI team announced that their next cluster will be five times more powerful—boosting capacity from a quarter gigawatt to approximately 1.2 gigawatts. They emphasized that surpassing Grok 3 requires top-tier deep learning excellence, marking this as their final current-generation cluster before transitioning to next-gen models.
• February 18, 2025, 10:15 AM IST: Elon Musk announced the launch of an AI gaming studio at xAI. He demonstrated Grok 3’s capability to create a game blending elements of Tetris and Bejeweled, inviting developers to join the initiative.
• February 18, 2025, 10:12 AM IST: Musk discussed Grok 3’s reasoning model, which recently outperformed its smaller version in a new exam, indicating stronger generalization and capability.
• February 18, 2025, 10:08 AM IST: The xAI team elaborated on Grok 3’s reasoning and mini reasoning models, highlighting ongoing efforts to integrate advanced problem-solving capabilities into the AI system.
• February 18, 2025, 10:05 AM IST: In a live demonstration, Grok 3 generated an animated 3D plot for a space launch, showcasing its potential applications in physics and aerospace.
• February 18, 2025, 9:58 AM IST: xAI announced the doubling of its data center capacity to support Grok 3, achieving this expansion in just 92 days to meet the AI model’s computational demands.
• February 18, 2025, 9:54 AM IST: Elon Musk explained the origin of the name “Grok,” derived from Robert Heinlein’s novel “Stranger in a Strange Land,” meaning to fully and profoundly understand something.
• February 18, 2025, 9:51 AM IST: Musk highlighted Grok 3’s rapid development, stating it is “an order of magnitude more capable than Grok 2” within a short timeframe, attributing this progress to the dedicated xAI team.
• February 18, 2025, 9:36 AM IST: Over 100,000 viewers tuned in for the live demonstration of Grok 3, reflecting significant public interest in the new AI model.
• February 18, 2025, 9:25 AM IST: The live demo was set to begin shortly, with anticipation building among the audience.
• February 18, 2025, 9:23 AM IST: With just 10 minutes to go before the debut of Grok 3, excitement peaked as viewers awaited the unveiling of what Musk describes as the “smartest AI on Earth.”
• February 18, 2025, 9:16 AM IST: The launch of Grok 3 is a pivotal moment for xAI, as it faces competition from industry giants like OpenAI and emerging players such as China’s DeepSeek. These developments underscore the dynamic and rapidly evolving nature of the AI sector.
• February 18, 2025, 9:06 AM IST: Shivon Zilis, Neuralink Director and Musk’s partner, shared her experience of engaging in an hour-long conversation with Grok 3, describing it as “one of the most unexpectedly rewarding hours” of her life. This interaction suggests potential future features, such as a voice mode for the chatbot.
• February 18, 2025, 8:54 AM IST: xAI is reportedly nearing a $5 billion deal with Dell Technologies to acquire AI-optimized servers equipped with NVIDIA’s GB200 chips, aiming to bolster Grok 3’s computational infrastructure.
• February 18, 2025, 8:49 AM IST: Musk highlighted that Grok 3 operates on xAI’s Colossus supercomputer, which utilizes over 100,000 NVIDIA GPU hours for training AI models, emphasizing the extensive resources dedicated to developing this advanced chatbot.
• February 18, 2025, 8:45 AM IST: Musk reiterated his confidence in Grok 3’s capabilities, describing it as an AI model that outperforms all existing chatbots and expressing excitement for its public unveiling.

The introduction of Grok 3 signifies a substantial advancement in AI technology, with xAI positioning itself as a key player in the competitive AI landscape. As Grok 3 becomes accessible to X Premium+ users, it is poised to set new benchmarks for chatbot performance and user engagement.

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