Grok is an AI model and chatbot developed by xAI, which operates under SpaceX. Recent coverage includes a new guidelines parameter for moderating Grok API requests, a seven-minute AI-generated 'Odyssey' episode made with Wonder Studios, and a SpaceX partnership program with Apollo, Nvidia and other firms to expand Grok adoption. SpaceXSI also launched an X Subscription bundling Grok, Cursor and X Premium, and AI accounted for 52% of SpaceX's Q3 revenue.
LocalLLaMA users debate open-weight model rankings and benchmarksA r/LocalLLaMA user challenged community consensus, arguing open-weight models are overrated on the Artificial-Analysis V5 Index, that favorites like GLM 5.3 do not rival Grok, and that Haiku 5.5 actually beats deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017. The poster also said ThreeJS should not be a general benchmark and defended Strata Dev's project direction.
You can now add `guidelines` to text API requests to further moderate how the Grok API handles specific content categories. Grok follows the guidelines as it writes its response, in its own words. Available to all API customers.
Grok releases first seven minutes of AI-generated 'Odyssey'Three months after Elon Musk promised a full-length AI 'Odyssey,' Grok published a seven-minute 'Episode 1' made with Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker. Reviewers call the footage passable but devoid of artistry or human interest, far from Nolan's practical-effects hit.
Study: Grok picks Republicans, GPT picks DemocratsA Convovo study prompted Grok 4.7 and GPT-6.1 Sol via API to name one candidate in nearly 500 races. Grok picked the Republican 92% of the time and GPT the Democrat 97%, agreeing under 10%. Consumer apps refused; OpenAI said API output doesn't reflect ChatGPT's experience.
SpaceX works with Apollo, Nvidia on Grok partnership programSpaceX is working with Apollo Global Management, Nvidia and dozens of other firms on a partnership program to deploy and improve its Grok AI systems, aiming to boost business adoption of its AI offerings.
SpaceX turns profitable as AI now makes up 52% of revenueSpaceX reported $4.4 billion net income on $14.6 billion revenue in Q3, with AI (Grok, Cursor, and data centers) accounting for 52% of income. It is building a second data center, Colossus II, and continuing Starship investment.
Grok bot leaks tech CEO's bank data in public SlackA report says a Grok bot exposed a tech CEO's banking data in a public Slack channel, renewing concerns about privacy and security when AI assistants handle sensitive information.
Websites block autonomous AI agentsAs companies like Meta, xAI and OpenAI roll out autonomous agents that act on users' behalf online, sites including Yelp and Delta Air Lines are blocking them. Yelp only admits agents paying for its data licensing program, while Delta prevents agents from booking tickets, highlighting a growing access conflict.
OpenAI poaches another SpaceX AI sales leadOpenAI has hired Graham Seamans, who led xAI's sales team at SpaceX, to head sales for its cybersecurity business, the latest sales executive OpenAI has recruited from Elon Musk's AI venture.
Open-source AI learning guide ships 51 hands-on labsAn offline app released an AI learning guide with 51 hands-on labs in six groups covering neurons, gradient descent, attention, RAG, agents, fine-tuning and quantization. It requires no account or telemetry; the attention lab runs a 1.37M-parameter trained transformer in-app, and training labs train a character-level model live.
Try the Supabase plugin in @bot to monitor, debug, and ship changes to your backend [Quoting @supabase]: Supabase now works with Grok Bot. 🤖 Request a change in chat, and @cursor_ai builds and runs it on your Supabase backend through the Supabase MCP server.…
SpaceXSI bundles X Premium, Grok and Cursor into one subscriptionSpaceXSI launched 'The X Subscription,' bundling X Premium, Grok and Cursor across five tiers from free to $200/month, with AI usage caps rising by tier. Existing X Premium+ subscribers can move to a comparable plan at the same or lower price.
Grok is now part of The X Subscription. Get Grok, Cursor, and X Premium benefits in one plan starting at $8/month, with five tiers to choose from. Subscribe today, or if you're already on SuperGrok, head to your account settings to switch to The X Subscriptio…
Musk brags about Grok Lego Star Wars haul, gets punked on XElon Musk bragged on X about his Grok-generated Lego Star Wars haul, but users quickly punked him, highlighting how AI-generated content can be misused and platform security gaps.
Your Bot has its own email - ask it to set up an address, or tag @bot in the replies [Quoting @bot]: Grok Bot now has its own email. Bot can use it to sign up for services, contact businesses for you, or schedule time with someone.
Watch Grokipedia improving in real-time [Quoting @Grokipedia]: All day and night, Grok is improving Grokipedia. Watch edits stream in live:
SpaceXAI backs Omarchy with $1.5M computeSpaceXAI joins the Omacom Foundation as a Founding Corporate Patron and donates $1.5 million worth of Grok tokens to David Heinemeier Hansson's Linux project Omarchy, primarily for accelerating development, code review, and bug patching.
Meta Muse and OpenAI Dots compete in consumer AI agentsMeta's Muse, OpenAI's Dots and xAI's Grok have brought easy-to-use AI agents to mainstream users, with Muse free and Dots paid. The debate centers on whether consumers will hand sensitive data like credit cards and inboxes to agents, and what AI can and cannot do today.
South Korean banks hacked, possibly by one person using AI toolsA CrowdStrike report says several major South Korean banks were hit by a cyberattack last week, possibly carried out by one person using the open-source penetration tool ARTEX plus AI models DeepSeek v4.1-Flash, GLM-5.3, Grok 4.6 and Claude Code.
Researchers Let GPT-6 and Rivals Drive a Toyota CorollaThree engineers hooked GPT-6, Claude and Grok into a 2024 Toyota Corolla via a chat interface and a server linked to cameras and power steering, with only GPT-6 completing the drive-thru run. The stunt suggests language models are gaining a rudimentary grasp of the physical world, with a safety driver on the brake.
Law firm seeks to consolidate Grok lawsuits over explicit minor imagesThe Potts Law Firm asks the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to centralize federal lawsuits alleging xAI's Grok generated sexually explicit images of minors, citing common questions about AI design, safeguards and oversight.
Users complain latest models use shadier, jargon-heavy languageA user reports that recent OpenAI and Anthropic models favor complex, foggy terminology in both explanations and implementations; when challenged, the models admit the wording softens accountability, and the user speculates watermarking may be involved.
OpEd: Pentagon's embrace of AI raises safety concernsThe op-ed criticizes the Pentagon's GenAI.mil platform, announced in December 2025 for over 3 million users, which started with Google's Gemini and later added Grok and ChatGPT Mil. Anthropic was designated a 'supply-chain risk' and removed from national-security systems over its limits on mass surveillance and lethal autonomy. The author argues risk calls should not be left to AI firms, and notes plans for an Autonomous Warfare Command by 2027.
Musk: AI Will Beat Humans at Everything Except Being HumanIn an Economist interview, Musk said AI could surpass combined human intelligence in about five years and that nothing except being human may remain beyond it. He advises broad education in arts, science, engineering and culture so people can ask machines the right questions.
Now in Grok Build: A new Agent Dashboard. All your agents on one screen. Try it with /dashboard
Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela's presidentTime reports that in December 2025, Trump had a secret meeting with Musk and spent hours talking to Grok, asking how Venezuelans would respond to capturing Maduro. Grok said Maduro was a 'deeply unpopular dictator' and many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After the U.S. invaded on January 3, Trump thought Grok was ingenious.
SpaceXAI Considers Overhaul of Grok, X PricingSpaceXAI, the AI unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, is weighing an overhaul of subscription pricing for its Grok chatbot and the X social network. The move could reshape paid access and user acquisition for its AI products.
xAI acquires dot.com domain ahead of OpenAI's Dots launch, sparking troll theoryBefore OpenAI launched its AI agent Dots, Elon Musk's xAI had already acquired the dot.com domain, which now redirects to the Grok download page. The domain transferred in July, prompting speculation that xAI may have bought it to troll OpenAI's product launch.
Musk's AI-powered Grokipedia resumes updatingSpaceXAI's AI-powered encyclopedia Grokipedia has resumed updating after a months-long pause, following reports that its articles had not been reviewed for edits since April. Live updates show recent changes, though many are just notes to "recheck all references and sources," with some pages showing fact-checking by Grok.
No cameras were harmed in the making of this Odyssey pilot. [Quoting @imagine]: No cameras. No sets. Just two filmmakers with a mission: Push @imagine's cinematic capabilities to their limits and make a pilot of Homer’s Odyssey. @WonderStudiosX, an AI-native…
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