xAI's 2.1 Trillion Parameter Grok 4.7 Nears Release Following Weeks of Delays

xAI's next flagship model, Grok 4.7, is approaching release after repeated delays in September, featuring 2.1 trillion parameters and training on decades of SpaceX engineering data. The model represents a 40 percent increase in scale from Grok 4.6, with training incorporating Starlink satellite telemetry, rocket development records, and internal SpaceX engineering artifacts including Slack threads and GitHub repositories unavailable to competing AI labs.