The bitter lesson in scaling.

This is a story about Grok 3, which has come from behind not because of the constraints (see: Deepseek), but because of their huge fleet of the latest GPUs. The author’s point is that constraints breed creativity, but its still better to take advantage untapped resources. “But more than just a win for xAI, Grok 3 represents yet another victory for the Bitter Lesson. Perhaps the clearest one so far. Contrary to what the press and critics keep saying, the scaling laws still govern AI progress—more than ever before.” ~ learn more