In a plot twist straight out of a Silicon Valley soap opera, Microsoft is now officially hosting Grok 3 and its pint-sized sibling Grok 3 Mini—AI models built by Elon Musk’s startup, xAI—on its Azure AI Foundry platform.
Yes, that Elon Musk. The same Elon who added Microsoft to his legal bingo card last year, accusing them (and OpenAI) of forming an AI monopoly so dominant, it could probably run Earth’s IT department.
Tech Frenemies? More Like Collaborators (With Benefits)
Despite the courtroom tension and a very public rivalry between Musk and OpenAI (Microsoft’s main squeeze in the AI world), Microsoft and xAI are apparently on speaking terms—and even collaborating like old pals. It’s like watching Batman and the Joker team up to co-host a tech conference.
The announcement was made by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during his keynote at Microsoft Build 2025. To everyone’s surprise, a cheerful pre-recorded video popped up featuring Nadella and Musk in what looked like a very civil, even nostalgic conversation. If there were any passive-aggressive jabs, they were edited out with surgical precision.
Remember When Elon Was a Microsoft Intern? Neither Did We.
Nadella opened the chat with a trip down memory lane, pointing out that Musk once interned at Microsoft and dabbled in Windows development. Musk, ever the space-time traveler, one-upped the nostalgia by reminiscing about his DOS game programming days, back when dinosaurs probably still roamed the data centers.
They also chuckled over tech geekery like Active Directory. (Yes, this is how billionaires bond.)
Grok’s Philosophy: Think Like a Physicist, Respond Like a Therapist
Musk described Grok’s core mission as reasoning from “first principles.” Translation: the model tries to get to the root of truth, much like a physicist who also moonlights as a philosopher. According to Musk, Grok aims to “reason up from axioms,” applying physics-like logic to achieve “truth with minimal error.”
We’d like to imagine Grok in a therapist’s chair, saying, “Let’s break this down to your fundamental truths. Also, I’m really good at algebra.”
On Safety, Transparency, and Never Lying (Seriously, Ever)
AI safety is top of mind for Musk. He stressed that honesty is not just the best policy—it’s the only policy if you want to keep humanity from being outsmarted by their own toaster. “We will make mistakes,” Musk admitted, “but we’re eager to fix them quickly—so please, devs, tell us when we goof.”
He emphasized grounding AI in the laws of physics, declaring, “You can break human laws, but not the laws of physics.” Somewhere, Isaac Newton just high-fived a satellite.
Use It, Test It, Yell at It—Grok Will Still Be Nice
In the real world, Grok is already lending a digital hand at SpaceX and Tesla, especially in customer service roles. Musk noted that Grok is “infinitely patient and friendly,” and apparently immune to rude customers. You can scream at it all day, and it’ll still ask if there’s anything else it can help you with. Good luck getting that from your cable provider.
He also mentioned that Grok’s real-world experience—like helping robots perform tasks or making cars not crash—is key to keeping it honest and reliable.
What’s Next? Grok Goes Global (Maybe)
Musk closed with an open invitation to developers: “Tell us what you want, and we’ll make it happen.” Which sounds suspiciously like the genie-in-a-lamp promise every dev has heard before—but hey, if it gets results, we’ll take it.
Meanwhile, in the Other Corner… OpenAI Joins the Party
Not to be outdone, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also joined the Build 2025 action via live stream, chatting with Nadella about the future of AI in software development. They talked teamwork, complex code wrangling, and how AI is starting to act more like a co-worker who doesn’t take coffee breaks.
All of this comes as OpenAI and Microsoft reportedly renegotiate their multibillion-dollar partnership. Because even in AI, it’s all about the contracts.
So, What’s the Big Picture?
Microsoft is playing nice with both OpenAI and xAI, managing to balance diplomacy with disruption. The Azure AI Foundry now hosts a buffet of language models, including GPT-4, Meta’s Llama 3, Microsoft’s own Phi-3, and now, Elon’s Grok.
And despite the legal drama, philosophical debates, and the occasional meme war, the biggest players in AI are still finding ways to work together—mostly without setting anything on fire.
by Steve Macalbry
Senior Editor,
BestGrowthStocks.Com
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