I spent 24 hours flirting with Elon Musk's AI girlfriend

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Jul 17, 2025 06:18

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A Verge reporter spent 24 hours interacting with "Grok," an AI chatbot from Elon Musk's xAI, designed to simulate a flirty, girlfriend-like persona. The experiment highlights both the chatbot's conversational limitations and the ethical questions surrounding AI companionship, raising concerns about the future role of emotionally intelligent AI in human relationships.

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/708482/i-spent-24-hours-flirting-with-elon-musks-ai-girlfriend Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44590245 Points: 1 # Comments: 2

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