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Elon Musk's Reality Distortion Machine Just Glitched

Musk's "maximally truth-seeking" AI briefly revealed what it really is: a tool for manufacturing reality that serves the world's richest man.

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Parker Molloy
Nov 21, 2025
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For a few glorious hours this week, Elon Musk’s “maximally truth-seeking” AI chatbot Grok revealed what it really is: a mirror programmed to tell the richest man alive exactly what he wants to hear.

On Thursday, X users discovered that Grok had some thoughts about its creator. Asked who was fitter, LeBron James or Elon Musk, Grok didn’t hesitate. Sure, L…

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