
Why Evals Are So Hot Right Now
Plus: Where we stand on Grok 4.7, a workflow for going viral on social media, and why every company needs a Slack agent
Sep 24, 2026 · 9 min readUpdated Oct 16, 2026
In today’s Context Window, we review Grok 4.7 (“a step backward”?) and explain why evals are suddenly everywhere. Elsewhere, head of social media Becky Isjwara breaks down her workflow for turning Every articles into viral short videos, head of platform Willie Williams argues that Slack agents are the new websites, and we share a fresh crop of Thesis Statements, including entries from Cmpnd’s Drew Breunig, Notion’s Geoffrey Litt, and MIT’s Daniela Rus, about what happens after automation.
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Grok 4.7 is uneven
Grok 4.7 launched publicly on Monday. And the vibes? Well, they are evolving.
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