Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, officially announced on a social platform that the best model of xAI, Grok-2.5 (actually Grok-2), will be officially open-sourced. At the same time, he revealed that Grok-3 will also be open-sourced in about six months. Musk emphasized in the announcement that China's leading position in areas such as power and hardware construction makes it the strongest competitor globally.
Musk stated that xAI will quickly surpass all companies except Google, and he expects it to eventually surpass Google as well. He pointed out that China's power supply far exceeds that of the United States, and it also demonstrates strong capabilities in hardware construction. He mentioned that China's current power generation is growing rapidly, which he described as "rocket-like" in terms of development speed, while the U.S. seems stagnant in power generation capacity.
According to official data, in July this year, China's total electricity consumption across society broke through 100 billion kilowatt-hours for the first time in history, a milestone achieved globally. To help people better understand this number, Musk mentioned that if the electricity consumption of 100 billion kilowatt-hours were distributed evenly, each person would use 730 kWh per month, which is equivalent to the total electricity consumption of the United States in a quarter.
Musk's remarks have attracted widespread attention, as he expressed high recognition of China's achievements in technology and power. With the open-sourcing of xAI, many developers and researchers will have the opportunity to use this advanced artificial intelligence model, which may further promote technological advancement and application.
In future competitions, the rapid rise of Chinese companies has filled Musk with anticipation. He believes that as global power demand increases and hardware technology develops, China will play an important role in future technological competition.
Key Points:
⚡️ The Grok-2.5 model of xAI is officially open-sourced, and Grok-3 will be open-sourced in six months.
💡 Musk said that China is far ahead of the United States in power and hardware construction, becoming the strongest competitor.
📈 China's electricity consumption in July exceeded 100 billion kilowatt-hours, with an average of 730 kWh per person per month.
