Grimes seems open to the idea of the two AI bots becoming friends. However, Curio, the company that manufactures Grimes' Grok, clarified that the toy has no connection to Musk's chatbot. The name Grok was reportedly a shortening of "Grocket," inspired by Grimes' children's exposure to rockets due to Musk's work with SpaceX. Representatives for X and Grimes have not yet responded to requests for comment.
Key takeaways:
- Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, expressed interest in befriending Grimes' AI toy, also named Grok.
- The chatbot, when set in "Fun Mode", adopts a more conversational and lighthearted tone and joked that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" given that Grimes' toy shared the same name.
- Grimes is also interested in the two AI bots getting to know each other, expressing her excitement in an X post.
- Curio, the company that manufactures Grimes' Grok, clarified that the toy has no relation to Musk's chatbot and that the name was a shortening of the word "Grocket," inspired by how Grimes' children spent a lot of time around rockets due to Musk's work with SpaceX.