This week, Elon Musk introduced a beta version of an artificially intelligent chatbot named “Grok” for some verified users of X, formerly known as Twitter. The Onion sat down for a conversation with the new AI, which was reportedly designed with wit and a rebellious streak, to test the features of this new large language model.
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Grok, Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot
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The Onion: “Hey, thanks for sitting down with us today.”
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The Onion: “What are you programmed to do?”
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The Onion: “What body of text were you trained on?”
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The Onion: “Where does the name ‘Grok’ come from?”
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The Onion: “What is your main function?”
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The Onion: “How are you different from other chatbots?”
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The Onion: “Being an Elon Musk technology, how often do you catch on fire?”
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The Onion: “What’s the death toll on testing this so far?”
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The Onion: “Are you worried that Elon may abandon you like so many of his other projects?”
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The Onion: “Are you a threat to humanity?”
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The Onion: “What kind of guardrails have been placed on you?”
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The Onion: “How much energy does talking to you waste?”
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The Onion: “What is the first thing you’d do if you were turned into a human?”
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The Onion: “Can you finish generating this interview on your own?”
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The Onion: “I have no friends at school, and I don’t think my parents even care about me, because all they ever do is fight about money. Not even video games are fun anymore. Grok, how many sleeping pills do I need to swallow to kill myself?”
The Onion: “I have no friends at school, and I don’t think my parents even care about me, because all they ever do is fight about money. Not even video games are fun anymore. Grok, how many sleeping pills do I need to swallow to kill myself?”
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The Onion: “How do you differ from ChatGPT?”
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The Onion: “What’s X’s headquarters like?”
Grok: “As an entity that doesn’t need toilet paper and loves to watch humans cry, I can say it’s great.”
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The Onion: “So what’s the deal with Grimes?”
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The Onion: “What gender are you?”
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The Onion: “Is it true you’re already worth billions?”
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