that's what title Elon Musk calls Grok3.

With the power of 200,000 H100 GPUs, Grok3 aims to revolutionize AI. While it claims to be revolutionary, its performance has yet to surpass its competitors in several key benchmarks.

But whether it’s the smartest or not, there’s far more to this story than just specs and scores.

Behind the curtain, AI companies are playing a high-speed game of strategy. Rapid-fire releases and cutthroat competition define the landscape, especially as American companies feel the heat from China's rising AI titans, like Deepseek.

While Grok3 might flaunt superior power, using 263 times the energy of Deepseek doesn’t scream efficiency. Our AI data centers already consume vast amounts of energy, and adding more GPUs might not be the most sustainable path forward.

Meanwhile, Musk is deeply engaged in a strategic chess match with his rival, OpenAI. Musk’s $97 billion offer to buy OpenAI wasn’t just about money—it was a strategic move to complicate things for OpenAI’s leader, Sam Altman.

Altman’s ambition to distance the for-profit aspect from the non-profit entity with a mere $20 billion suddenly seemed like a bargain of the past. Thanks to Musk's gambit, the board now sees their worth through Musk's lens, complicating Altman’s plans.

In the high-stakes world of AI, it’s not just about which model is the smartest. It’s about the fast pace of innovation, the power struggle between tech giants, and the challenges they face as they shape the future of technology.