Grok
Publication dates and source age
Sources counted: 3
Newest dated source: 2026-02-05
At least one source was published within the 18-month window.
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.
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In plain language
An AI assistant and model family introduced by xAI. [1]
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Limits & distinctions
Access to recent information does not establish that every generated claim is accurate. Launch-era specifications should not be read as current ones. [1] [3]
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A fuller explanation
The original announcement distinguishes the Grok assistant from its underlying Grok-1 language model. It also describes search access and acknowledges that answers can still be false or contradictory. [1]
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How it relates to the map
Read the separate xAI organization record and Musk's personal record; neither is a score for the product. [1] [2]
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Sources and what we read
1. Announcing Grok
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Publication dates and source age
Sources counted: 1
Newest dated source: 2023-11-03
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.
Read the original introduction, Grok-1 model description and research section acknowledging false answers despite search access. Historical identification only; no launch specifications or benchmark rankings are presented as current.
2. Elon Musk — In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space
Publication dates and source age
Sources counted: 1
Newest dated source: 2026-02-05
At least one source was published within the 18-month window.
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.
Read scaling discussion and the 00:36:46–00:59:56 Grok/alignment section of the host transcript. These are Musk's claims and plans, not verified engineering results or proof of alignment.
3. Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative Artificial Intelligence Profile
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Publication dates and source age
Sources counted: 1
Newest dated source: 2024-07
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.
Read introduction, section 2.2 on confabulation, and selected MEASURE actions 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 and 2.9 concerning evaluation evidence, generalization, citations, generated-code review and safeguards. A voluntary risk-management profile; no claim that all 64 pages or every referenced study was reviewed.
Edition and machine-readable evidence
Content version 0.20.0. Evidence cutoff 2026-09-15; this does not mean every source was read on that day.
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