Welcome to the Tech Meam ride home for Monday, November 6th, 2023. I'm Brian McCullough today.

Elon releases his AI model, the Chinese AI startup that has hit unicorn status in just eight months by

going the open source route. The reviews of the new max with the M3 chips are out

and they're generally good but if you've been planning for a new 27 inch iMac I've got some very

bad news for you here's what you miss today in the world of tech.

You should be aware of the fact that today Open AI is holding its

developer day and that has become one of the biggest deals out there right now for

obvious reasons. I debated holding the show today till later in order to

report on the keynote, but while I will watch the keynote live myself there was

enough news today that I figured we'll wait and run down everything announced today tomorrow

so that we don't miss out on important things to tell you about right now.

Now, maybe because of the developer day happening there is quite a bit of AI news today. Maybe they're

trying to get ahead of open AI's news. For example, Elon Musk's open AI competitor

X AI has released Grock.

A new AI model that the startup says surpasses rivals in its compute class,

including GPT 3.5 to a limited number of US users.

Quoting CMBC.

Grock, the company said, is modeled on the Hitchhiker's

guide to the galaxy.

It is supposed to have a bit of wit,

a rebellious streak, and it should answer the spicy questions that other AI might dodge according to a Saturday statement from X-AI.

Leading up to the release, Musk posted on X formerly Twitter an example of

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