Musk Launches Grok 4 Amid Antisemitism Controversy—Claims It's ‘Smarter Than Almost All Graduate Students’
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Musk Unveils Grok 4 AI Model Amid Antisemitic Post Controversy
Above: An illustration photo shows xAI and Grok 4 logo on July 10, 2025. Image copyright: CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images
The Spin
Narrative A
Grok 4 represents a breakthrough in AI capabilities, demonstrating superior performance across academic benchmarks and offering unprecedented multi-agent collaboration. The model's ability to outperform graduate students simultaneously across disciplines shows genuine progress toward artificial general intelligence. No AI company has never had undesired outputs, and Grok is outperforming the competition regardless.
Narrative B
The timing of Grok 4's launch appears designed to distract from serious antisemitic content issues that plagued the previous version just days earlier. The company's failure to address these controversies during the presentation raises questions about xAI's commitment to responsible AI development, and the dubious promises made regarding performance just make the matter more concerning.