Grok has already received an update not to express its opinion about Elon Musk and Donald Trump, but The Verge was able to see firsthand what the social network’s artificial intelligence thought about both before the update was applied. Users who could ask the following question would receive a surprising answer.

Elon Musk’s Grok 3 chatbot controversially identified Musk and Trump as harmful figures in America, raising concerns over its reliability despite claims of real-time data processing.

Elon Musks latest AI, Grok 3, has stirred debate by listing its own creator among the top three individuals causing harm to America. Users on X (formerly Twitter) found that the chatbot named Donald Trump,

Elon Musk and xAI have developed a new artificial intelligence system that can create classic video games in less than 3 minutes.

Elon Musk’s OpenAI rival, xAI, says it’s investigating why its Grok AI chatbot suggested that both President Donald Trump and Musk deserve the death penalty. xAI has already patched the issue and Grok will no longer give suggestions for who it thinks should receive capital punishment.

Their ascent to power has stirred so much controversy that xAI, the artificial intelligence of Musk’s platform X, not only considers them unfit for their positions, but explicitly states both deserve capital punishment.

The world's richest man Elon Musk's chatbot Grok was asked which US citizen should get the death penalty - it says Elon and Donald Trump.