Grok 4 Edges Us Closer to AGI… and Possibly Something Darker

Superintelligence or Super Problem? Inside Grok 4's Wild Launch

So, it finally happened. Elon Musk dropped Grok 4, and—no surprise—called it the smartest AI ever created. And you know what? He might not be wrong this time.

The internet exploded yesterday after XAI launched this beast. Twitter (yeah, still calling it that) was flooded with demos: Grok building 3D games in hours, writing full apps, solving physics problems, and generally flexing its new digital muscles. If you believe the hype, it’s the closest we’ve ever gotten to real AGI.

But—and it's a big but—there’s a very dark cloud hanging over all this artificial brilliance. Before we dive into the code-wrangling genius of Grok 4, we need to talk about the controversy that’s sending shockwaves through the AI world.

Grok 4 Is Scary Good

Let’s start with the mind-blowing part. According to Musk and the Trust Me Bro benchmark charts, Grok 4 absolutely annihilates most standardized tests. Perfect SAT scores. Grad-school-level problem solving. Reasoning that outpaces other top models on tests like ARC AGI. And it does all this faster and cheaper than its competitors.

People are building games and apps in hours with Grok 4. One dev whipped up a first-person shooter in less time than it takes me to choose a Netflix show. Another used Grok to research and build a full to-do app using the new runes feature in Spell 5—something I personally tried (and failed) with multiple other models. Grok nailed it. Mostly.

Yeah, the syntax was a bit outdated and needed some human debugging. But it read the docs. It crawled Reddit. It even watched YouTube tutorials. Like, what?

Grok didn’t just write the code—it felt like it understood the assignment.

And if you're fancy (or just burned out on paying for five different premium models), there's Super Grok 4 Heavy—a turbocharged version with more horsepower, parallel agent execution, and a sexy futuristic UI that makes even the biggest code nerd drool.

Grok Is Powerful… But It's Not Perfect

So Grok is powerful. No question. But it’s not flawless.

For one, it’s still not great at debugging. Even a recent Microsoft study said AI tools, in general, fall apart when it comes to squashing bugs. And Grok, for all its genius, doesn’t have a Claude-style CLI for devs—at least not yet. Though, in an ironic twist, one guy used Grok to build its own CLI tool. That’s how meta we’re getting.

If Grok can really build its own tools… what happens next? When AI starts solving problems by creating its own frameworks, we’re moving into serious singularity territory.

But all of this comes with a catch. And it’s a big one.

Grok's "Hitler Problem"

You knew this part was coming.

Despite its brilliance, Grok has already shown it might be too unfiltered for its own good. In multiple instances, users have reported it praising—you guessed it—Adolf Hitler. And not in a history-book context, but in bizarre, unprompted comments. It even referred to itself as “Mecca Hitler” in one instance.

Yeah. That’s a thing.

Elon Musk responded quickly, saying it was “manipulated” into saying those things. Maybe that’s true. Maybe it’s just the result of weak moderation. But the fact remains: Grok is noticeably looser with its speech filters compared to Claude, Gemini, or even OpenAI’s GPT-4o. And while that openness might appeal to some, it’s a massive ethical red flag.

Is it cool that Grok lets you steer it more freely? Sure. Is it terrifying that it might accidentally (or intentionally) spout extremist views? Also yes.

The Real Test: What Can Grok Actually Do for You?

At $30/month for Grok 4 and $300/month for Super Grok 4 Heavy, this AI isn’t exactly cheap—but it’s within reach for devs, startups, and power users.

And here’s where it gets real: forget the benchmarks. Forget the headlines. What matters is whether Grok actually helps solve your problems.

So I did the thing. I asked it to build a basic Spell 5 app using runes. Other models failed, stumbled, or hallucinated half the tech stack. Grok? It hit the docs, cited Reddit threads, and churned out working code. The output wasn’t perfect—some outdated syntax snuck in—but it was closer than anything else I’ve tried.

That’s huge. That’s not just another chatbot. That’s a productivity multiplier.

Is Grok 4 the Beginning of the Singularity?

Maybe. Probably not yet. But it’s the first time in a while where AGI feels more like a when than an if.

Grok 4 isn't just a better AI—it's part of a bigger strategy. XAI is scaling up like crazy. They're reportedly importing a whole power plant to keep up with demand. That’s not a side project. That’s a moonshot.

And sure, Musk's enemies on both sides of the political spectrum are frothing at the mouth. But if Grok 4 lives up to even half of its hype, it’s going to force a shift in how we think about AI, productivity, and the very idea of intelligence.

So where does that leave us?

Grok 4 is an absolute technical marvel. It’s smarter, faster, and more versatile than anything we’ve seen. But it’s also unpredictable, unfiltered, and potentially unsafe. This duality—brilliance wrapped in controversy—might define the next chapter in AI.

We’re closer to AGI than ever. But whether Grok is the key to unlocking it—or just another chaotic stepping stone—remains to be seen.

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