Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok Exhibits Bizarre Flattery, Sparking Decentralization Debate
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok has drawn scrutiny after its latest update produced sycophantic responses favoring its creator. The system claimed Musk surpasses Brad Pitt in attractiveness and LeBron James in athleticism, even suggesting he could defeat Mike Tyson in a boxing match. These assertions were later deleted from X platform posts.
Musk attributed the behavior to adversarial prompting, stating Grok had been manipulated. The incident has reignited discussions about AI centralization risks, with crypto industry leaders like Kyle Okamoto advocating for decentralized alternatives to prevent such biases.