Musk fact-checks his own AI for claiming he bragged about stealing Stephen Miller's wife
'Bro code' has a whole new meaning.
Tech magnate Elon Musk was forced to refute a naughty claim by his prized artificial intelligence chatbot, which alleged that he bragged about stealing top White House adviser Stephen Miller's wife.
Grok, a mainstay on Musk's X platform, had told a user that a viral screenshot of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO bragging about his ties to Katie Miller referred to a post that 'likely existed and was deleted.'
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'No, it's fake [for f—'s sake] I never posted this,' Musk wrote on X late Sunday with a face palm emoji, publicly calling out Grok.
The bogus screenshot had gone viral earlier in the day, alluding to the fact that Katie Miller had joined Musk as a spokesperson after he left government service May 30.
3 Elon Musk was forced to fact check his own AI chatbot over the salacious claim.
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In response to Miller saying, 'We will take back America,' Musk was reported to have sniped: 'Just like I took your wife.'
Stephen and Katie Miller have been married since 2020 and have three children.
Katie Miller, a former spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security and Vice President Mike Pence, had been a rep and adviser for Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during his 130-day stint as a special government employee.
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Last week, Musk erupted at President Trump and his administration over the deficit impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which Stephen Miller has repeatedly defended.
The 53-year-old Musk reportedly unfollowed Miller on X during his outburst, but had refollowed him as of Monday morning.
3 Stephen Miller's wife is seemingly caught in the crosshairs of Elon Musk's beef with President Trump.
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Musk has championed Grok as an alternative to ChatGPT, which was developed by OpenAI, a tech giant that Musk helped found in 2015.
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Three years later, Musk left the company's board of directors, publicly pointing to 'a potential future conflict [of interest]' given Tesla's AI developments.
Musk has long been publicly bitter toward OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, particularly after the company made massive breakthroughs in generative AI with its large language models.
3 Elon Musk's feud with President Trump had sent shockwaves inside the Beltway last week.
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Over the weekend, Musk resumed making friendly posts about the president on X, endorsing his hardline stance against anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles.
Trump has largely refrained from escalating against Musk — at least in the public eye — since their stunning falling-out last week.
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