The system also has a more limited alternative, which offers “a balance between speed and quality of response,” they say of xAI.
Elon Musk has already released beta versions of its new artificial intelligence (IA).
This is Grok-2 which they describe as “our state-of-the-art language model with next-generation reasoning capabilities.”
The launch includes two systems: the homonymous Grok-2 and the more limited Grok-2 Mini which they describe as “a little brother, but capable.”
As they promise, they have carried out several tests that position their proposal on others like Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4-Turbo .
“Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini are currently in beta on X, and We will also make both models available through our Enterprise API at the end of this month,” they have been saying since xAI Musk’s AI company, in a statement dated August 13.
So far it appears under a payment system, so To use it you must have a Premium or Premium+ subscription to X (x Twitter) the social network currently owned by the tech mogul.
What are the capabilities of Grok-2, Elon Musk’s new version of AI?
The company assures that during its development it focused on “evaluating the capabilities of the model in two key areas: following instructions and providing accurate and objective information “.
In this sense, they say that “Grok-2 showed significant improvements in reasoning with the retrieved content and in their tool-using abilities, such as correctly identifying missing information, reasoning through sequences of events, and removing irrelevant messages.
The models were evaluated in detail through a series of benchmarks including aspects such as: “reasoning, reading comprehension, mathematics, science and coding” .
This way they could see that “The Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini demonstrate significant improvements over our previous Grok-1.5 model.” .
The main difference between the two is that The first is equipped with all the functions, while the second is more limited and offers “greater balance” between speed and quality of response.
However, they claim that Both systems “achieve performance levels competitive with other leading models.” in areas such as scientific knowledge at postgraduate level (GPQA), general knowledge (MMLU, MMLU-Pro) and mathematical competence problems (MATH).
“In addition, Grok-2 excels at vision-based tasks delivering industry-leading performance in visual mathematical reasoning (MathVista) and document-based question answering (DocVQA),” they add from xAI.
They point out that this corresponds to an assistant Next-generation AI “with advanced visual and text understanding capabilities” which integrates real-time information from the X platform, accessible via the “Grok” tab of the same application.
“Compared to its predecessor, Grok-2 is more intuitive, maneuverable and versatile in a wide range of tasks whether you’re searching for answers, collaborating on writing, or solving coding tasks,” they point out.
They also reveal that they are working in collaboration with the company Black Forest Labs to use its FLUX.1 model to extend the capabilities of its AI model in X.
To access the beta versions, In addition to having a Premium or Premium+ subscription, they say you must have the latest update of the social network.
For reference, these plans have respective monthly values of $5,666 and $8,499 in Chilean pesos prices that vary depending on the facilities offered to users.
Along with the above, Elon Musk’s company plans that will launch “Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini for developers via our new enterprise API platform” .
It is expected that this will be available end of August from 2024.
“Our next API is based on a new custom technology stack enabling multi-regional inference deployments for low-latency access worldwide.
Among the characteristics they claim to have are: “Enhanced security features such as mandatory multi-factor authentication (e.g. using Yubikey, Apple TouchID or TOTP), detailed traffic statistics and advanced billing analytics (including detailed data exports).
“In addition, we offer a management API that allows you Integrate team, user and billing management into your internal tools and services existing,” they add.
From xAI, they point out that the launch of Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini results in “a variety of AI-based functions, such as Improved search capabilities, deeper post insights, and improved reply features “.
Its next steps after the premiere of Grok-1 in November 2023 and recent announcements will focus on “Improve basic reasoning skills with our new computing cluster” .
“We will have many more developments to share in the coming months “, the AI company emphasizes in its press release.
According to a review by the specialist technology site, Xataka , Grok-2 differs from other companies’ models – mainly – because it has fewer limitations regarding the type of content. which can be generated.
And regarding its mechanisms of operation in practice, they synthesized that it allows from creating texts and images from texts to asking queries to get answers .
Added to this, among other characteristics, is the fact that can interpret questions based on attached documents and even find information that might be missing in order to complete.
However, it should be remembered that AI systems also make mistakes, so while they can be useful in carrying out certain activities, their responses should not be taken as completely truthful. or free from errors.
Source: Latercera
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