AI World Game Changers: Grock 4 Free, GPT-5 Fumbles, Google’s AI Leaps & More

Elon Musk Makes Grok 4 Free

• Before: $8/month via X Premium.

• Now: $0. Free as in free pizza.

Why Musk did it:

1. Pressure Play – GPT-5’s launch (however messy) pushed him to steal headlines.

2. Ecosystem Strategy – Free AI keeps X relevant, driving engagement → more ads.

Takeaway: Don’t mistake it for generosity—Musk wants cultural control.

GPT-5 Faces Backlash

• Users say GPT-5 feels less creative than GPT-4.

• Sam Altman admitted they “underestimated how much people loved GPT-4’s quirks.”

Feels like: Buying the latest iPhone only to find out it can’t run Instagram.

But here’s the twist:
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Go in India → ₹399/month with UPI.

• Cheaper than Netflix.

• Frictionless payments.

• Locks in millions of Indian users while the West complains.

Smart move.

Google Drops a Triple AI Update

1. Gemini Memory – Finally remembers past chats.

   • Productivity boost for long-term projects.

2. Jules (AI Coder) – Your new overnight coding assistant.

   • 140k+ code improvements in beta.

   • Free for 15 tasks/day.

   • Tinder bio: “I fix your bugs while you sleep.”

3. Gemma 3 270M – AI that runs fully on-device.

   • 270M params in just 240MB.

   • Works on phones, Raspberry Pi, even browsers.

   • Translation: You don’t need the cloud—you ARE the cloud.

The Musk vs. Altman Feud

• Musk accused Apple of bias.

• Altman clapped back: “algorithmic sabotage.”

• Plot twist → Musk’s own Grock AI sided with Altman.

AI civil war?

Or just billionaire drama?

Higsfield = Doodle → Video

• Upload an image/text → get a full video.

• No crew, no cameras, no green screen.

Impact: Could kill stock video sites.

Why pay $50 for a handshake clip when AI makes it free?

Claude Gets Smarter

Anthropic upgrades Claude:

• Glass Brain Memory – You can see, edit, delete what it remembers. Transparent AI memory = chef’s kiss.

• Claude Sonnet 4 – Handles 1M tokens in a single convo. Equivalent of feeding it 10 novels at once.

Perfect for:

• Research papers

• Massive codebases

• Huge datasets

Perplexity’s Big Moves

• Finance Tab for India – Live market data, crypto, earnings. Free.

• Text-to-Video – 8-second video clips with audio for Pro users.

Not just a search engine anymore—it’s turning into a creation hub.

AI Chess Championship

• Final: OpenAI’s 03 vs Musk’s Grock 4.

• Winner: OpenAI 03.

Feels like watching two calculators trash talk each other—oddly entertaining.

Robots Folding Laundry

Figure’s humanoid robot folded towels perfectly.

Why it matters: Fabric is unpredictable. If robots can handle laundry, we’re closer to full-on domestic robots.

Geoffrey Hinton’s Warning

The “Godfather of AI” says there’s a 10–20% chance AI wipes us out in decades.

While Musk, Altman, and Google fight over AI dominance, Hinton is basically saying:

👉 “Uh, survival might be the bigger problem.”

📌 The Bottom Line

This week proves: AI isn’t slowing down—it’s accelerating.

• Musk → Free AI for all.

• OpenAI → Stumbles in the West, conquers India.

• Google → Powers up your phone + codes while you sleep.

• Anthropic & Perplexity → Leveling up fast.

• Robots → Doing your chores.

• Hinton → Reminds us of existential risk.

Question: Are these breakthroughs making life better—or just making billionaires richer?

Either way, the future looks exciting… and terrifying.