Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is rolling out Grok 4 just months after releasing its previous iteration, underscoring the frenetic pace of AI development.

In a livestream with xAI colleagues, the billionaire entrepreneur described current AI systems as “primitive” and not for “serious” commercial use.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok has been plagued by controversy recently over its responses to users, raising questions about how tech companies seek to moderate content from AI and whether Washington should play a role in setting guidelines.

Elon Musk’s company xAI apologized after Grok posted hate speech and extremist content, blaming a code update and pledging new safeguards to prevent future incidents.

AI owner Elon Musk made some big claims about Grok’s capability, saying it was “better than PhD level in every subject.”

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI said its models are now available to federal agencies. The DOD said it awarded $200 million contracts to xAI as well as Google, Anthropic and OpenAI.

The latest Grok controversy is revealing not for the extremist outputs, but for how it exposes a fundamental dishonesty in AI development.

Musk has announced the latest model of his AI model, the same week that it was accused of spreading antisemitism and insulting politicians. | ITV National News

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI apologized to users for antisemitic posts authored by its chatbot Grok, pinning the blame on an update after conducting an investigation.

Grok 4 is xAI’s most advanced model yet, but early praise is clashing with old scandals and fresh tests of its limits.

Elon Musk's newly launched AI chatbot, Grok 4, seemed to reference Musk's posts on social media before answering controversial questions.

The announcement comes just days after Grok generated antisemitic responses and praised Hitler, which were later deleted.