Elon Musk has launched Grok-3, his new artificial intelligence model developed by his company xAI, which has already been ranked by the Chatbot Arena platform above models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. Musk has described his creation as “terrifyingly intelligent”, which has sparked a wave of comments on social networks and a renewed debate on the regulation and risks of AI.
The billionaire has assured that Grok-3 is just the beginning, and has advanced that this model will be integrated into a broader technological ecosystem alongside his most ambitious projects, such as Tesla’s “Optimus” humanoid robots and SpaceX’s Starship rockets.
Why does Grok-3 lead the AI rankings?
The system has been evaluated on Chatbot Arena, a platform specialized in comparing AI models, where it has outperformed solutions from OpenAI, Google and DeepSeek (China) in multiple tests of reasoning, mathematics, science and programming.
Its creators have explained that Grok-3 uses a hybrid approach inspired by classic video games such as “Tetris” and “Bejeweled”, optimizing the way the model processes and organizes information.
The launch of this model comes just weeks after Chinese company DeepSeek unveiled its “R1” AI, which had already been favorably compared to OpenAI’s GPT-4 in terms of mathematical problem solving and programming, but with a considerably lower development cost.
AI without limits: Musk’s statements
During the presentation of Grok-3, Musk again generated headlines with his statements: “The mission of xAI and Grok is to understand the universe. We want to answer the most important questions: Where are the aliens? What is the meaning of life? How does the universe end?”.
Social networks, especially X (formerly Twitter), have reacted massively to these claims, highlighting Grok-3’s potential to challenge the AI giants, but also pointing out the risks associated with its development and deployment.
A biased model? Warnings from experts
The launch of Grok-3 has reopened the debate on privacy, disinformation and the possible political instrumentalization of artificial intelligence.
The director of the Data Science and AI Degree at the University of Design, Innovation and Technology, Fernando Blázquez, has warned about the risks of unquestioningly accepting praise for this technology:
“The race for AI should not just be a fight to dominate the market, but a tool that benefits users ethically and legally,” Blázquez argues.
The scholar also warns that Grok-3 could reflect Elon Musk’s ideological views, suggesting that X is the only reliable source of news, raising “serious questions about the impartiality of AI in shaping public opinion.”
In addition, Blázquez points out that there are no independent studies to support claims of Grok-3’s superiority in reasoning, mathematical and programming tasks, as is the case with other more established AI models.
Another of the risks detected is Grok-3’s capacity to generate and disseminate false or misleading images, something which, without adequate regulation, could turn it into a tool for disinformation and manipulation.
The future of Grok-3 and artificial intelligence
With Grok-3, Elon Musk reinforces his bid to compete with OpenAI and Google in the field of artificial intelligence, integrating it with X to turn it into a conversational assistant with access to real-time information.
However, its impact will depend not only on its technical performance, but also on how its biases, applications and regulation are managed. While the race for AI advances, questions about its ethical use and its influence on society remain open.
