Musk Confirms Grok 4.8 Is Coming, Prioritizing Usefulness Over Benchmarks

Elon Musk confirmed on X that Grok 4.8 is in development, admitting it is slower than expected but promising it will not disappoint. He stressed that xAI does not optimize for benchmarks and aims to make the model extremely useful in practice.

2026-10-30 ~ 2026-10-30 · 3 related posts

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