Musk's Grok 5: "AGI Is Coming"

Musk’s Grok 5: “AGI Is Coming”

Germaine halfhuid sep 16, 2026 0

Speaking of Musk, he also made headlines this week by claiming that Grok 5 will reach AGI—human-level intelligence across a wide range of tasks source.

In posts on X, Musk said Grok 5 is the system he expects to “reach human-level smarts.” He also provided an update on the current lineup: Grok 4.8, a 2.5-trillion-parameter model built on a new C++ software stack, will finish basic training this week before moving to final learning steps source.

Musk claimed Grok 4.7 performs as well as Anthropic’s Opus 5.0, while Grok 4.9 will aim for Astra or Fable levels. And Grok 5? “May work better than any tool available”source.

The timing is notable: Musk shared his AGI goal on the same day he agreed with Amodei and Altman to slow down AI development for safety. It’s a contradiction that perfectly captures the industry’s current schizophrenia—everyone wants to be the one who builds AGI, but nobody wants to be the one who releases it irresponsibly.

Germaine halfhuid

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Germaine Halfhuid is an early adopter and AI expert with a track record of building and scaling multiple AI businesses across international markets. With hands-on experience spanning startups, enterprise adoption, and cross-border strategy, Germaine brings a practitioner's perspective to AI journalism—not just what's happening, but what it actually means for builders, businesses, and policymakers. As a writer for AI News Europe, Germaine covers the stories that matter: the funding rounds, the regulatory shifts, the breakthroughs, and the failures. No hype. No jargon. Just clear-eyed analysis from someone who's been in the room.