BlockBeats news, on March 11, Musk posted that Macrohard or Digital Optimus is a joint project between xAI and Tesla, part of Tesla’s investment agreement with xAI. Grok serves as the controller/navigator, possessing deep understanding of the world and responsible for directing Digital Optimus. Digital Optimus processes and executes real-time computer screen video and keyboard/mouse inputs from the past 5 seconds. Grok functions like a more advanced and sophisticated navigation system.
You can think of Digital Optimus AI as System 1 (the instinctive part of the brain), while Grok represents System 2 (the thinking part of the brain). It will run on the ultra-low-cost Tesla AI4 ($650) while still efficiently utilizing more expensive xAI Nvidia hardware. Moreover, it will be the only real-time intelligent AI system. This is significant.
In principle, Digital Optimus AI can simulate the entire operation of a company. That’s why the program is named MACROHARD—a playful nod to Microsoft. No other company has achieved this yet.