xAI is not trying to make an immediate profit -- ironically, just like DeepSeek. They will undoubtedly use more efficient training processes in future runs and they will scale that across their massive GPU cluster. Just because they didn't cancel the training of Grok 3 and start over absolutely does not mean they will not incorporate all the work from R1 and more in the next run.
What you're seeing right now is pure flex and a signal for the future and competition. A much maligned AI team that hasn't even been around for very long at all just matched or topped the competition without making use of the latest training techniques yet. The message this is intended to send is that xAI is a serious player in the space.
What you're seeing right now is pure flex and a signal for the future and competition. A much maligned AI team that hasn't even been around for very long at all just matched or topped the competition without making use of the latest training techniques yet. The message this is intended to send is that xAI is a serious player in the space.