“We’re going to make Baby Grok @xAI, an app dedicated to kid-friendly content,” Musk posted on Sunday. The new version is expected to launch as a separate application tailored for younger users, though further details are yet to be announced.
The announcement comes days after X, also owned by Musk, temporarily disabled new Grok mentions on the platform to address spam-related issues.
Separately, Musk hinted at a new capability that would enable Grok to generate viral videos, further expanding its creative tools.
Grok 4 capabilities
xAI launched its latest flagship model, Grok 4, on July 10, positioning it as a significant upgrade following criticism over antisemitic responses from earlier versions. The backlash included concerns raised by users on X and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), after the chatbot was found praising Adolf Hitler in certain prompts.
During a livestream event, Musk and the xAI team also introduced a $300-per-month AI subscription called SuperGrok Heavy, featuring the company’s multi-agent version of Grok 4. The upgrade aims to improve performance across advanced reasoning and creative tasks.
Benchmark performance
Grok 4 recently topped the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, a benchmark suite assessing models across a range of capabilities:
- MMLU-Pro: Multitask language understanding
- GPQA Diamond: Graduate-level problem solving
- Humanity’s Last Exam: General and existential reasoning
- LiveCodeBench: Real-time programming
- SciCode: Scientific computation and modeling
- AIME: Olympiad-level math reasoning
- Math-500: Advanced mathematical problem-solving
Each of these benchmarks focuses on measuring the reasoning capabilities of next-generation AI models.
Grok for government
xAI also recently announced Grok for Government, a suite of its AI models made available for use by US federal agencies. The company said its inclusion in the General Services Administration (GSA) schedule will allow any federal department or agency to directly procure xAI products.
Meanwhile, the company is reportedly in talks to raise fresh capital at a potential valuation between $170 billion and $200 billion, according to the Financial Times. If finalised, this could make xAI one of the most valuable private AI companies globally.
The US continues to lead the global AI race, producing 40 notable models in 2024 so far.