Google CEO Sundar Pichai lauds Elon Musk on Grok 4 launch: “Impressive Progress”

In a rare public exchange between two of Silicon Valley’s most influential leaders, Google CEO Sundar Pichai congratulated Elon Musk on the launch of Grok 4, the latest AI model developed by Musk’s xAI. “Congrats on the launch, impressive progress!” Pichai posted on X (formerly Twitter), replying to Musk’s announcement of the new model. Musk responded with a simple “thanks” and a folded hands emoji.

The brief interaction came as Grok 4 was introduced as a significant step forward for xAI, Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, which…