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xAI Launches API for Grok 3 Amid Legal Tensions with OpenAI

OpenAI Countersues Elon Musk Over “Fake Takeover Bid,” Accuses Him of Ongoing Sabotage

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Mcdonald Odijie
April 10, 2025

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xAI Launches API for Grok 3 Amid Legal Tensions with OpenAI

Elon Musk’s xAI has released an API for its Grok 3 model, offering multimodal AI with premium pricing. Despite claims of a 1M token context window, it supports 131K tokens. Branded as “unfiltered,” Grok faces scrutiny over political bias and performance, as it expands integration with X (formerly Twitter).

OpenAI Countersues Elon Musk Over “Fake Takeover Bid,” Accuses Him of Ongoing Sabotage

OpenAI has filed a countersuit against co-founder Elon Musk, accusing him of a “fake takeover bid” and a damaging campaign against the company. The filing claims Musk’s actions have harmed OpenAI’s mission and reputation. Musk’s legal team defends the bid as serious and accuses OpenAI of avoiding fair market competition. This marks the latest escalation in their ongoing legal feud.

Google to Support Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol, Signaling AI Industry Unity

Google will adopt Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) to link its Gemini AI models to data systems. MCP enables AI apps to access and interact with external tools and content sources. The move signals growing industry support for MCP as a standard for AI integration.

lMIT Study Debunks Myth: AI Doesn’t Have “Values” — It’s Just Really Good at Pretending

A new MIT study finds that advanced AI models don’t form consistent values or beliefs. Instead, they mimic language patterns and often contradict themselves depending on prompt wording. Researchers say this unpredictability complicates AI alignment, as models lack agency or intent. The study challenges claims that AI is developing a moral compass, reinforcing that today’s AI is not sentient — just a sophisticated imitator.

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New Study Finds An AI’s Clinical Decisions Rivaled Doctors.

Startup K Health’s AI physician assistant matched doctors’ clinical decisions in two-thirds of patient cases, while offering better care in the remaining third, according to a new study from researchers at Cedars-Sinai, Tel Aviv University and K Health.

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