Musk jabs at OpenAI, says Grok 4 Heavy 'smarter 2 weeks ago' than newly launched GPT-5
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OpenAI's o3 Defeats Musk's Grok in AI Chess Tournament
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The Spin
Narrative A
This chess beat down proves Grok is officially no match for OpenAI. Even world chess champ Magnus Carlsen mocked Grok's bad moves. Besides that, ChatGPT is faster, smarter and better at math, coding and handling text, images and voice. With 400 million weekly users, ChatGPT rules, while Grok's social media tricks can't keep up. This loss shows Grok's sliding behind.
Narrative B
Grok 4's 4-0 chess loss to ChatGPT's o3 doesn't spell doom. It still shines in complex reasoning, math and coding, with a multi-agent system that tackles tough problems like a think tank. At $30/month, it's also cheaper than ChatGPT-5's $200 Pro tier, and its edgy, rebellious tone sparks creative ideas. With real-time X data, Grok 4 remains a strong contender for innovative businesses, far beyond a mere chess match.
Techno-skeptic narrative
While the rapid rise in machine learning has been fun, from Deep Blue defeating Garry Kasparov in chess in 1997 to the launch of chatbots, AI has now become dangerous. The likelihood of an AI-induced catastrophe has grown exponentially, either from malicious human actors or a sentient AI itself, and it's time for the world to take this threat seriously and demand strict safeguards before it's too late.