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What we know about the newly launched Grok 3

The future of AI

Published February 20, 2025 – By Editorial staff
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Elon Musk's AI company xAI has launched the third-generation language model Grok 3, which the company says outperforms competitors such as ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. During a live presentation, Musk claimed that the new model is "maximally truth-seeking" and ten times more capable than its predecessor.

Grok 3, trained using 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs at xAI's Colossus Supercluster in Memphis, USA, is described as a milestone in artificial intelligence. According to xAI, the model has a unique ability to combine logical reasoning with extensive data processing, which was demonstrated by creating a game that mixes Tetris and Bejeweled and planning a complex space journey from Earth to Mars during the presentation. Musk emphasized that Grok 3 is designed to "favor truth over political correctness" – a direct criticism of competitors he considers too censored.

Technical capacity and competitiveness

According to data from xAI, Grok 3 has outperformed GPT-4o and Google's Gemini in academic tests, including doctoral-level physics and biology. The model comes in two versions: the full-scale Grok 3 and the lighter Grok 3 mini, which prioritizes speed over accuracy. It also introduces the DeepSearch feature, an AI-powered search engine that compiles information from across the internet into coherent answers.

Early tests by experts such as Andrej Karpathy, former head of AI at Tesla, confirm that Grok 3 is at the forefront of logical thinking, but he also notes that the differences against competitors such as OpenAI's o1-pro are marginal. Still, the development time is impressive: xAI built its supercomputer in eight months, compared to the industry standard of four years, according to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

Availability and reviews

Grok 3 is first released to paying users of X (formerly Twitter) through the Premium+ subscription. A more expensive tier, SuperGrok, provides access to advanced features like unlimited image generation. However, Musk warned during the launch that the first version is a "beta" and may contain bugs – a call for patience.

Criticism of the launch has been harsh. Researchers and tech experts question xAI's benchmark results, which they say are difficult to verify independently. Others point to risks of training AI on data from X, where misinformation and spam posts are common.

Some experts, such as AI researcher Findecanor, also criticize the name "Grok" – a term from science fiction describing deep understanding – saying it is misleading for a model that they say lacks genuine insight. In addition, Musk's previous controversial statements about the potential dangers of AI have created skepticism about his own platform.

Vision for the future

Despite the criticism, xAI is betting big. The company plans to release Grok 2 as open source once Grok 3 is stabilized, which would allow community contributions to the technology. A voice feature and integrations for businesses via API are also in the works.

Meanwhile, a power struggle is underway in the AI industry. Musk recently tried to buy OpenAI for $97 billion, an offer rejected by CEO Sam Altman, who described it as an attempt to "destabilize" the competitor. With Grok 3, xAI is positioning itself as a key player in the global AI race – but the question is whether its promises can be fulfilled without increasing polarization around the ethics and trustworthiness of the technology.

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Musk plans data centers in space using Starlink satellites

The future of AI

Published yesterday 11:36 am – By Editorial staff
Photo: Space X
2 minute read
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Elon Musk's space company SpaceX announces plans to build data centers in space based on Starlink satellites. Interest in space-based data storage is surging among tech giants as artificial intelligence demands increasingly more computing power.

Artificial intelligence is driving a growing need for data storage and processing power, prompting several tech companies to turn their attention to space. After former Google CEO Eric Schmidt acquired space company Relativity Space in May, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted gigawatt-scale data centers in space within 10 to 20 years, Elon Musk is now entering the race.

In a post on social media platform X, Musk explained that SpaceX satellites could be used for this purpose. "Simply scaling up Starlink V3 satellites, which have high speed laser links would work. SpaceX will be doing this", he wrote in response to an article about the potential for space-based data centers.

Musk's announcement dramatically raises the profile of this emerging industry. SpaceX's Starlink constellation is already the world's dominant space-based infrastructure, and the company has demonstrated it can profitably deliver high-speed broadband to millions of customers worldwide.

Free energy and no environmental costs

Advocates for space-based data centers highlight clear advantages: unlimited and free energy from the sun, as well as the absence of environmental costs associated with building these facilities on Earth, where opposition to energy-intensive data centers has begun to grow.

Critics argue, however, that it is economically impractical to build such facilities in space and that proponents underestimate the technology required to make it work.

Caleb Henry, research director at analytics firm Quilty Space, believes the development is worth watching closely.

— The amount of momentum from heavyweights in the tech industry is very much worth paying attention to. If they start putting money behind it, we could see another transformation of what's done in space, he says in an interview.

Tenfold capacity

SpaceX's current Starlink V2 mini satellites have a maximum download capacity of approximately 100 Gbps. The upcoming V3 satellite is expected to increase this capacity tenfold, to 1 Tbps. This is not an unprecedented capacity for individual satellites – telecom company Viasat has built a geostationary satellite with the same capacity that will soon be launched – but it is unprecedented at the scale SpaceX is planning.

The company intends to launch around 60 Starlink V3 satellites with each Starship rocket launch. These launches could occur as early as the first half of 2026, as SpaceX has already tested a satellite dispenser on Starship.

— Nothing else in the rest of the satellite industry that comes close to that amount of capacity, Henry notes.

Exactly what a "scaling up" of Starlink V3 satellites would look like is not clear, but the development speaks for itself. The first operational Starlink satellites were launched just over five years ago with a mass of approximately 300 kg and a capacity of 15 Gbps. Starlink V3 satellites will likely weigh 1,500 kg.

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https://nordictimes.com/tech/musk-praises-googles-quantum-breakthrough-starting-to-become-relevant/

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Musk praises Google’s quantum breakthrough: “Starting to become relevant”

The future of AI

Published October 23, 2025 – By Editorial staff
Google's quantum computer chip Willow running the Quantum Echoes algorithm is 13,000 times faster than classical supercomputers.
1 minute read
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Google has developed a quantum computing algorithm that, according to the company, opens up practical applications in areas including pharmaceutical research and artificial intelligence. The new algorithm is several thousand times faster than classical supercomputers.

Google announced on Wednesday that the company has successfully developed and verified the Quantum Echoes algorithm on its Willow quantum computing chip. The algorithm is 13,000 times faster than the most advanced classical computing algorithms running on supercomputers.

According to the company's researchers, Quantum Echoes could be used in the future to measure molecular structures, which could facilitate the development of new pharmaceuticals. The algorithm may also help identify new materials in materials science.

Another application is generating unique datasets for training AI models, particularly in areas such as life sciences where available datasets are limited.

— If I can't prove that data is correct, how can I do anything with it?, explained Google researcher Tom O'Brien about the importance of the algorithm being verifiable.

Details about Quantum Echoes were published in the scientific journal Nature. Entrepreneur Elon Musk congratulated Google on X and noted that quantum computing is starting to become relevant.

Alphabet's Google is competing with other tech giants such as Amazon and Microsoft to develop quantum computers that can solve problems beyond the reach of today's computers.

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https://nordictimes.com/tech/over-half-a-billion-chinese-users-embrace-generative-ai/

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Over half a billion Chinese users embrace generative AI

The future of AI

Published October 22, 2025 – By Editorial staff
AI services are used for intelligent search, content creation, as productivity tools, and in smart hardware.
1 minute read
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The number of users of generative artificial intelligence in China has increased sharply during the first half of 2025. In June, 515 million Chinese people had access to AI services – an increase of 266 million in six months, according to official Chinese figures.

The data comes from a report presented on Saturday by the China Internet Network Information Center. It notes that domestically developed AI models have become popular among users.

A survey included in the report shows that over 90 percent of users say they prefer Chinese AI models.

Generative AI is being used in areas such as intelligent search, content creation, productivity tools and smart hardware. The technology is also being tested in agriculture, manufacturing and research.

The majority of users are young and middle-aged with higher education. Among users, 74.6 percent are under 40 years old, while 37.5 percent hold college, bachelor's or higher degrees.

The report claims that China has become increasingly important in the global AI field. As of April, the country had filed approximately 1.58 million AI-related patent applications, representing 38.58 percent of the global total – the most in the world.

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https://nordictimes.com/tech/openai-launches-ai-powered-browser-challenges-google-with-chatgpt-atlas/

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OpenAI launches AI-powered browser – challenges Google with ChatGPT Atlas

The future of AI

Published October 22, 2025 – By Editorial staff
Users should be aware that ChatGPT stores all conversation data that you send to the service.
2 minute read
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OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled its new AI-based browser ChatGPT Atlas, a significant step in the company's ambition to compete with Google as the primary source for information searches on the internet. The service, initially rolling out for macOS with support for Windows, iOS and Android coming soon, will be available to all users from the start.

Browsers have quickly become the next major battleground in the AI industry. Despite Google Chrome's long-standing market dominance, a transformative shift is now underway as AI chatbots and intelligent agents change how people work online. Several startup companies have already launched their own AI-powered browsers, including Perplexity's Comet and The Browser Company's Dia. Google and Microsoft have also updated Chrome and Edge respectively with AI features.

OpenAI's chief technology officer for Atlas, Ben Goodger, emphasized in a livestream on Tuesday that ChatGPT forms the core of the company's first browser. Users can in ChatGPT Atlas engage in dialogue with their search results, similar to the functionality in Perplexity or Google's AI mode, writes TechCrunch.

Side panel and web history

The most prominent feature in AI-based browsers has been the built-in chatbot in a side panel that automatically receives context from what is displayed on screen. This eliminates the need to manually copy and paste text or drag files to ChatGPT. OpenAI's product manager Adam Fry confirmed that ChatGPT Atlas also includes this feature.

Additionally, ChatGPT Atlas has a "web history," which means ChatGPT can now log which websites the user visits and what is done on them, then use the information for more personalized responses.

AI-based browsers also contain agents designed to automate web-based tasks. In TechCrunch's tests, early versions of these agents prove to work well for simple tasks, but they struggle to handle more complex problems reliably.

Warning: OpenAI stores user data

Users should be aware that ChatGPT stores all conversation data. According to OpenAI's official data storage guidelines, deleted conversations are saved for up to 30 days in the company's system, unless legal obligations require longer storage. This applies even when users actively delete their chats.

Furthermore, OpenAI uses conversations to improve its services. Following a court ruling from the New York Times, OpenAI is now forced to permanently save all chats for non-business customers, meaning data is no longer deleted at all for many users.

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