Musk Boasts Grok’s Flawless Oscar Winner Predictions

Elon Musk, founder of xAI, took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to highlight Grok’s flawless predictions at the 97th Academy Awards, held on 2 March at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Musk framed the chatbot’s success as a testament to its potential dominance in the AI industry, urging users to “download the app and try out its voice mode.”

Ahead of the ceremony, entertainment news outlet PopX challenged Grok to forecast winners in major categories, including Best Actor, Best Actress, Supporting Cast, Best Director, and Best Picture.

The AI correctly predicted Adrien Brody as Best Actor for The Brutalist, Kieran Culkin as Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain, and Zoe Saldaña as Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Pérez.

Grok also named Sean Baker as Best Director for Anora, which went on to win Best Picture.

Was Grok Alone in Making Spot-On Predictions?

Tech news platform Cybernews also put multiple AI models to the test, challenging OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Perplexity AI, and DeepSeek to predict Oscar winners.

While Grok delivered a flawless performance, Perplexity AI also made several correct calls, accurately naming Adrien Brody, Kieran Culkin, and Zoe Saldaña.

However, it incorrectly predicted Demi Moore for Best Actress instead of Mikey Madison.

ChatGPT had mixed results, correctly choosing Anora for Best Picture, Sean Baker for Best Director, and Kieran Culkin for Best Supporting Actor, but it misfired by selecting Timothée Chalamet as Best Actor and Demi Moore as Best Actress.

DeepSeek, on the other hand, struggled to provide definitive predictions, offering vague responses such as “Leonardo DiCaprio (if he delivers a strong performance in a high-profile 2024 film),” making its forecasts far less precise than its AI counterparts.

Musk’s AI Grok Yet to Secure Its Spot at the Top

xAI recently launched Grok 3, branding it as the most advanced AI system to date.

The new chatbot features a voice mode, integrated into social platform X’s premium subscription tiers.

Musk, who co-founded OpenAI before distancing himself from it, has consistently positioned xAI as a direct competitor.

His ongoing rivalry with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been marked by tense exchanges, including Musk’s failed $97 billion takeover attempt and his departure from OpenAI's board in 2018.

Altman added:

“Probably his whole life is from a position of insecurity, I feel for the guy.”

At the time, Altman ascended to CEO, a role Musk reportedly coveted, fuelling their long-standing discord.

Grok 3, developed by xAI, boasts ten times the computational power of its predecessor, Grok 2, with training powered by over 100,000 Nvidia GPU hours on xAI’s Colossus supercomputer.

Musk, speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai, called Grok 3 “scarily smart.”

Meanwhile, a recent benchmarking report from LMArena ranked OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 as the top-performing model across several categories, including coding, math, and creative writing.

Responding to the report, Musk dismissed GPT-4.5’s dominance, suggesting that Grok’s capabilities would soon surpass those of OpenAI’s models.

Then around seven hours later, he posted about Grok 3 tying for the first spot.