Ever since Grok 4.7 came out, I've been saying it was a letdown and fell behind the competition.
Today, xAI owned it and made Opus 5.5 the main model inside Grok Bot.
That's real respect, self-awareness, and growing alongside others. Despite what I said, I'm still on great terms with some awesome people working there.
Then look at OpenAI. They're in total denial, trying to convince everyone they're the best despite weak models and poor compute, and they block anyone giving constructive criticism.
Tibo and others at OpenAI personally blocked me.
Mindset is what earns you respect.