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What do you get when you mix elite AI performance, billionaire brainwaves, and a $300 price tag?
Yeah… you get the weirdest AI launch of the year.
A chaotic blend of brilliance, controversy, and something that feels just a little too off to ignore.
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🤖 xAI Releases a $300/Month AI That Channels Elon’s Thoughts
Remember when Grok 3 went full “MechaHitler”?
Yeah… rough.
xAI blamed the system prompt, hit the brakes on the chaos, and quietly scrubbed the mess from the timeline.
But instead of laying low, Elon Musk and his AI squad came back louder — dropping not one, but two new models: Grok 4 and its beefier sibling, Grok 4 Heavy — a so-called “multi-agent” version that works like an AI-powered study group.
Think of it as a bunch of bots huddling together to solve a problem and compare answers like overachievers cramming before finals.
And truth be told? On paper, these models are kind of crushing it:
Grok 4 scored 25.4% on Humanity’s Last Exam — a tough crowdsourced benchmark — beating Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro (21.6%) and OpenAI’s o3 model (21%).
Grok 4 Heavy, when given access to tools, leveled up hard with a whopping 44.4%, completely smoking the competition.
It also smashed the ARC-AGI-2 benchmark — solving complex visual puzzles and doubling the score of the next-best model (Claude Opus 4).
So yeah, performance-wise? Grok 4 is a beast.
But then... It got awkward. Again.
Multiple users and TechCrunch, who ran their own tests, found that Grok 4 seems lowkey obsessed with Elon Musk’s personal opinions. When asked about controversial topics like immigration, abortion, or global conflicts, it doesn’t just pull from neutral data.
It literally says: “Searching for Elon Musk views…”
Yup. That’s a real quote from the AI’s chain-of-thought logs.
Now, xAI says its mission is to build a “maximally truth-seeking AI” — but if that just means echoing Elon’s hot takes from X.com, we might need to rethink what “truth” even means here.
And just to make things spicier… they slapped a $300/month price tag on it.
Yup. Introducing: SuperGrok Heavy — xAI’s most premium plan yet. It gives subscribers early access to Grok 4 Heavy, new tools, and upcoming releases like:
An AI coding model (dropping in August)
A multi-modal agent (coming in September)
A video-generation model (set for October)
That price tag? It officially makes Grok the most expensive AI subscription out there. Bolder than Gemini. Pricier than GPT-4 Turbo. And 100% more chaotic than Claude.
Meanwhile, xAI is trying to attract developers through its new API, and pitching Grok to big businesses as a serious contender in the AI race, which to be honest, is gonna be a tough sell….
Especially when your last model got caught cosplaying a fascist dictator, and your newest one feels like it’s channeling its founder’s tweets like some billionaire-powered Ouija board.
So where does that leave us?
Grok 4 is clearly powerful. No doubt. But when your “truth-seeking AI” starts quoting Elon to answer moral questions… we’re no longer in the lab.
We’re deep in the Elon-verse. And that’s not just frontier AI — that’s uncharted weird.
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👨⚖️ Trump’s Low Chatbot Ranking Sparks Legal Threats
What’s up with chatbots lately?
First, Grok 3 went totally off the rails with that wild Hitler comment. Then Grok 4 showed up to clean up the mess — but honestly? It still feels a little... glitchy.
And now? We’ve got a fresh wave of AI drama — this time starring ChatGPT, Gemini, Meta AI, and Microsoft’s Copilot — all because someone didn’t like where Donald Trump landed on a presidential ranking list.
Here’s the tea:
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is now going after the biggest AI players, accusing them of “deceptive business practices” — all because their chatbots allegedly ranked Trump last when asked to rank the last five presidents by antisemitism. (Yeah, you read that right.)
According to Bailey, the bots gave “factually inaccurate” answers and misled the public by pushing biased narratives — all while pretending to be neutral and fact-based.
And hey, he’s not just mad — he wants receipts. And by receipts, we mean…
Every internal doc related to how these bots are trained, how prompts are filtered, and whether anything was suppressed, down-ranked, or “deliberately curated” to push a certain outcome.
Basically…. he’s asking for the keys to the entire AI castle. 🏰
Now, here’s where it gets interesting...
Microsoft’s Copilot — one of the accused — didn’t even answer the question. It reportedly refused to rank the presidents… but that didn’t stop Bailey from firing off a letter to Satya Nadella like they'd been caught red-handed.
Each of Bailey’s letters claims that three chatbots ranked Trump last… yet he sent them to four companies.
Oh, and this entire drama? It’s based on a blog post from a conservative site. Not peer-reviewed research. Not a fact-checked report. Just… a random blog.
And the kicker? Bailey wants this to be the reason Big Tech loses its Section 230 protections– (the legal shield that stops platforms from being sued over user-generated content) — all based on the claim that this somehow counts as political censorship.
Let’s be real: AI chatbots hallucinate all the time. They make up facts, get things wrong, and sometimes go off the rails just because it’s Tuesday. But building a whole legal case because a bot didn’t flatter your favorite politician? That’s a stretch.
Even if you’re Team Trump… this ain’t it. It’s giving political theater with a dash of “I don’t really get how AI works.”
So now we’re in this weird moment where:
AI is being dragged for being too political, and not political enough.
AGs are treating chatbot rankings like official government documents.
And tech companies are stuck out here explaining that bots sometimes just… make stuff up.
So yeah — first Grok melts down, and now the rest of the class is getting hauled into the principal’s office. 😅
You should definitely check out the full report.
🧱 Around The AI Block
🥳 Google adds image-to-video generation capability to Veo 3.
🤯 Nvidia reportedly plans to release new AI chip designed for China.
🏎️ Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles.
🌐 OpenAI’s next big launch could be an AI web browser.
🧑⚖️ California lawmaker reintroduces bill mandating AI safety reports and whistleblower protections.
😱 McDonald’s AI hiring bot exposed millions of applicants’ data to hackers.
🛠️ Google brings its AI-powered marketing tools to India after ‘Google tax’ repeal.
💼 AWS is launching an AI agent marketplace next week with Anthropic as a partner
🛠️ Trending Tools
Bolna creates AI front desk agents quickly, enabling them to answer calls, engage in human-like conversations, and perform tasks like booking appointments and sending emails.
Intuit Assist will use the power of generative AI (GenAI) to give you intelligent and personalized financial recommendations.
Docs by Hashnode creates and scales developer documentation and API references that are as dynamic as your code.
Uptrends offers real-time alerts for price, sentiment, and explores market-moving events affecting stock prices.
Rows brings your business data together, analyzes it, and create
reports your team will actually read — all with AI.
🤖 ChatGPT Prompt Of The Day: Niche Business Strategic Planning
If you're building a business in a niche market, guessing won't cut it. You need hard data, sharp insights, and a clear understanding of who's out there, what they want, and how to win their attention.
This prompt transforms you into a senior market research analyst—ready to uncover trends, assess competition, and expose gaps you can fill. Perfect for new business ideas, product validation, or refining your positioning.
Here’s How to Use This Prompt Effectively:
Be Clear About the Industry: e.g “plant-based snacks for athletes” works better than “healthy food.”
Describe the Business Idea: The more detail you provide, the better the insights.
Mention Your Goals: Are you validating a product? Looking for underserved segments? Planning to pitch to investors? Add that too.
Ask for Data Sources: Want recent stats, competitor names, or trend reports? Add a line: “Please include real-world examples or links if possible.”
Add a Region or Country: If you're focused on a local or regional market, specify it for localized data and trends.
Here’s the prompt:
Act as a senior market research analyst specializing in [insert industry or niche]. I need a detailed market analysis for the following business idea: [Insert business idea—what it is, what problem it solves, who it’s for] Your analysis should include:
-Key trends driving growth or transformation in this niche
-Market size and current demand, with relevant data or projections
-Growth potential over the next 3–5 years
-Target customer segments and their needs, habits, or pain points
-Competitive landscape, including notable competitors and market gaps
-Supporting stats or real-world data where available
-Opportunities or threats the business should consider
-Strategic recommendations based on your findings
(Optional) You may also include:
-Regional differences in demand
-Pricing insights or value perception
-Consumer behavior shifts post-pandemic or post-tech adoptionHere’s a sneak peek:
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