Grok

Nicky Tesla · 2025-03-12T20:42:11+0000

I have just tried Grok (on X ) to ask some complicated electrical engineering questions.
I basically asked how long 6mm cable can take a slight overload, for example on a shower which has been up rated but typically only gets used for 10 minutes.
It is amazing how in depth the answers can get.
Basically Grok is the new installation guide.

binky · 2025-03-12T21:53:23+0000

Nicky Tesla said:
I have just tried Grok (on X ) to ask some complicated electrical engineering questions.
I basically asked how long 6mm cable can take a slight overload, for example on a shower which has been up rated but typically only gets used for 10 minutes.
It is amazing how in depth the answers can get.
Basically Grok is the new installation guide.

Who the hell are Grok?

nicebutdim · 2025-03-12T22:42:18+0000

It's a very useful tool, but needs quite a bit of tuning to iron out the possibility of errors. I've tried it a couple of times and basically got the same information I'd researched myself, but what took me half an hour took Grok seconds. I wouldn't ask it for any information I hadn't already got to hand - more a case of verification to see if anything has been missed, than a primary source of information.

Nicky Tesla · 2025-03-12T22:52:49+0000

binky said:
Who the hell are Grok?

Ai assistant on twitter (now X)

Nicky Tesla · 2025-03-12T22:57:52+0000

nicebutdim said:
It's a very useful tool, but needs quite a bit of tuning to iron out the possibility of errors. I've tried it a couple of times and basically got the same information I'd researched myself, but what took me half an hour took Grok seconds. I wouldn't ask it for any information I hadn't already got to hand - more a case of verification to see if anything has been missed, than a primary source of information.

The speed is crazy and even if you can’t put a question in words because things are still a little sketchy, it still somehow knows what you’re talking about. Useful Tool. And it will tell where to find your answers in a book too.