Musk believes that the most successful AIs will be the ones that maximize things that matter to conscious beings; things that feel good, are rewarding, or extend life. In Musk’s view, that means aligning AI systems with long-term human flourishing,

Last week, Elon Musk’s xAI released the long-awaited Grok 4. And from our perspective, it likely marked the moment AI officially shifted into a higher gear. In the span of just a few months, xAI went from Grok 3 – a smart but still rough-around-the-edges AI – to Grok 4,