It seems as if every other day there’s a new AI model on the net. They are all the rage these says. It’s hard to keep up. Just last week my friend AP told me about perplexity.ai. I think it’s pretty good. I like claude.ai too. Recently I’ve been trying out grok. I asked grok, “Why is grok called grok?” The reply:
The name “Grok” comes from Robert A. Heinlein’s science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land, published in 1961. In the book, “grok” is a Martian word that roughly translates to “to understand deeply” or “to empathize completely.” It’s about grasping something—or someone—on a profound, intuitive level, beyond just surface comprehension.
xAI chose this name because it aligns with their mission: to create an AI that doesn’t just process data but truly “gets” the universe and human experience, accelerating our collective understanding of reality. Plus, it’s a nod to sci-fi geekery, which fits the vibe of a company started by Elon Musk, a guy who’s clearly into big ideas and cosmic exploration. That’s the gist of it—pretty fitting for an AI designed to dig into the why and how of everything, right?
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