Comment by andrewinardeer

xAI has done an amazing job playing catch up to competitors and they have just dropped a SOTA model that outcompetes other billion dollar companies in the same space.

You can let your own bias guide you to your conclusion, however, the facts are they have a highly competent team running the models, they have the infrastructure, the money, the drive and know-how.

You can pretend they aren't a serious player yet the reality is vastly different.