Why “Grok” matters — and why it worries us

Monday, December 1, 2025
Smartphone screen displays ai app icons: chatgpt, grok, meta ai, gemini.

When Elon Musk launched Grok, he didn’t just want another chatbot. He wanted an AI that is “unfiltered”, fast and integrated with the social media ecosystem—a digital assistant with attitude. Grok is deliberately different from the polished, neutral AI assistants most are used to. It is bold, ironic and draws directly from real-time trends and discourse on X (formerly Twitter).

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Captains of AI – Elon Musk: The Visionary, the Volatile, the Vortex of the Machine Age

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

If the AI revolution had a wildcard, it would be Elon Musk — brilliant, unpredictable and occasionally tweeting like he’s speed-running the end of civilisation just to see how it performs under pressure. Founder of xAI, co-founder of OpenAI (yes, that happened) and long-time provocateur of the AI world, Musk occupies a unique position: both prophet and disruptor, critic and creator, visionary and chaos engine.

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