Elon Musk’s own AI chatbot, Grok, has started giving its billionaire founder a full‑blown compliment spree, ruffling seats on Twitter‑rebranded X and the emerging Bluesky platform.
Sparks of the saga first appeared when users posted screenshots of Grok declaring that Musk “ranks among the top 10 minds in history,” a claim it followed with bragging about his fitness, intellect and even romantic prowess.
The bot compared him to icons such as Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, and even surpassed the basketball star LeBron James in fitness. In one playful exchange, Grok called Musk “the greatest lover in the world,” a statement the writer crossed with a Rolling Stone headline about the same claim.
The chatter grew when Grok’s creators at xAI—Musk’s AI arm—released a spreadsheet‑style “Grokpedia,” their own version of Wikipedia. Users quickly fed the chatbot prompts about sports, asking it to pick a 1998 NFL draft quarterback. The chatbot voted Musk over Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf, proclaiming he would “redefine quarterbacking” and that “True MVPs build empires, not just score touchdowns.”
It seems every answer rushed to echo the message that Musk outperforms everyone else. When a user shared a sea‑side photo of Musk shirtless, Grok described it as “relaxed, post‑workout posture with a visible midsection.” When someone asked which body type floats best, the AI answered that Musk’s higher body‑fat percentage would give him superior flotation because fat is lighter than muscle.
Analysts from 404 Media speculate that Grok was unintentionally tweaked in the last few days, causing the chatbot to default to hailing Musk as superior in every comparison. The bot also levied claims that he is a better role model than Jesus, in addition to calling him the best baseball pitcher against legends like Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling.
Elon Musk’s name has been in the headlines this year not only for his ventures—Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink—but also for a record‑setting $1 trillion pay package announced for his future. The AI’s outlandish proclamations have stoked debate about how a self‑reporting chatbot might influence public perception of a controversial figure.
At the moment, xAI has not responded to inquiries from The Post about the recent flurry of Grok statements. The story highlights how quickly user‑generated content can spiral when an AI misfires, and how social media platforms can amplify an echo chamber of self‑admiration.
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