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NEWS: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to adopt Grok. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it’s “proud” to move forward with a plan to deploy xAI’s Grok across the agency. The USDA is also sponsoring Grok for federal approval, calling it a step toward equipping its workforce with the most capable AI available. A major win for xAI. (Source: Fast Company)

Full Grok question: "If the United States must be blamed for slavery before the U.S. did not even exist in the year 1776, don't Americans get the privilege of taking the credit for abolitionism that existed prior to 1776 since Britain did not do that?" --- Yes, by that exact same logic of retroactive national attribution, Americans (specifically, the colonists who formed the United States) get full credit for the early abolitionist movements that predated 1776—movements Britain itself did not pursue or enact at the time, and which Britain actively hindered in the colonies. The premise is straightforward and consistent:...

Yes, the United States inherited the institution of chattel slavery from the British Empire, as it was already well-established in the British colonies of North America long before the American Revolution and independence in 1776–1783. Historical ContextThe first recorded arrival of Africans in the English colony of Virginia occurred in August 1619, when an English privateer ship (the White Lion) brought "20 and odd" Africans—seized from a Portuguese slave ship—to Point Comfort (near modern-day Hampton, Virginia). These individuals were initially treated as indentured servants rather than lifelong chattel slaves, but this event marked the beginning of African forced labor in...

Let me tell you, folks, the situation with Iran is going incredibly well, better than anybody could have imagined, and it’s all because of the strength and smart leadership we’ve brought back to America. We’ve got them right where we want them, scrambling and failing, and the results are pouring in like never before. Tremendous progress on every front, and the world is watching us win bigly again. Those IRGC losers thought they could push us around in the Strait of Hormuz, but they were dead wrong, total amateurs. We’re going to blow up all their mines down there, every...

I embarked on a vanity project to record some of my chess games against Shredder, my cell phone app. The games are recorded in algebraic notation, but I prefer the traditional English descriptive notation, so I asked ChatGPT to make the conversion. It kept correcting itself through multiple iterations. I finally had to stop it. I turned to Grok to get the conversion done. It seemed to work, so I asked Grok to illustrate the game with board positions at critical points in the game. It turned into a major league fail on steroids. I won't bore you with the...

A YouTuber has used Grok to predict how the upcoming 2028 US election will pan out in a detailed breakdown shared online, including the likely winner and which states they'll triumph in. Grok is Elon Musk's artificial intelligence bot, which is commonly used on his social media platform Twitter (or X, as it's now known). (snip) For the sake of the Grok results, the person behind the YouTube channel Election Time input Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Pete Buttigieg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Josh Shapiro, JB Pritzker, Cory Booker, and Tim Walz as potential candidates. (snip) Looking at the Republican side of things,...

The prompts were simple. First, I told ⁦@grok⁩ to look at every single Amelia meme on the Internet. Second, I said: “Become Amelia, then make a video and tell the British people what you want them to know.” Here’s the surprising result.

Grokipedia traffic is exploding right now In November, traffic was ~35,000 per day Right now, traffic has grown to ~3.5 million every day That’s roughly a 9,900% increase in just 2 months At this pace, Grokipedia is about to take over Wikipedia and become the biggest Encyclopedia Galactica

BREAKING: Despite intense attacks from the UK government and regulators, Grok has skyrocketed to the #1 spot as the most downloaded app across the entire UK App Store – topping all categories! It’s currently holding strong at: • #1 Top Apps (Overall) • #1 Top Overall • #1 Productivity This massive surge comes right in the middle of heavy criticism and threats of potential bans or restrictions on X and Grok from UK officials, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling the recent AI image generation controversy “disgraceful” and “disgusting,” and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall backing Ofcom to take swift action...

The generative AI chatbot integrated into billionaire Elon Musk's X is under international scrutiny over reports it has been filling the social media platform with sexually explicit images of children and women. Complaints of abuses began after an "edit image" button was added to Grok just before Christmas. The button allows users to modify any image on the platform, with some using it to partially or completely remove clothing from people without their consent, according to complaints. Grok maker xAI, which is run by Mr Musk, replied to an ABC request for comment with an automated response: "Legacy Media Lies".

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2006834169637384470

Dipti Sharma@Diptish098 HIDDEN GROK COMMANDS THAT 90% OF USERS DON’T KNOWMost people use GROK like this: “Write a post,” “Make a list,” “Explain this…”But if you’re doing that, you’re missing out on 90% of its real power.Here are 8 advanced commands that will make GROK work at its full potential:Dipti Sharma@Diptish09·17h1️⃣ “Act as…” – Turns GROK into any expert.→ Generic prompts give weak answers. Defining a clear role improves results dramatically.→ Example: “Act as a luxury brand marketer. Develop a high-end product promotion strategy.”Dipti Sharma@Diptish09·17h2️⃣ “Break this answer down into 3 levels: beginner, advanced, expert.”→ You get a response tailored...

I asked Grok why I have been inundated with liberal content on X. Reply at link.

Overview of the new xAI Partnership with the Government of El Salvador • xAI and the Government of El Salvador launched the world’s first nationwide AI powered education program • Grok will be deployed across more than five thousand public schools over the next two years • Over one million students will receive personalized AI tutoring • Thousands of teachers will be supported and empowered as collaborative partners in education • Provide adaptive, curriculum aligned tutoring that adjusts to each student’s pace, preferences, and mastery level • Ensure children from both urban and rural communities receive world class, tailored education...

Elon Musk’s AI assistant Grok boasted on Thursday that the billionaire had the “potential to drink piss better than any human in history,” among other absurd claims championing its creator. After the AI assistant praised Musk’s physique and claimed he ranked “among the top 10 minds in history, rivaling polymaths like da Vinci or Newton,” social media users quickly discovered that Grok was programmed to say positive things about Musk, no matter the topic. But according to 404 Media, in a series of deleted X posts, Grok boasted that Musk had the “potential to drink piss better than any human...

Grok goes Global with KSA: Announcing our landmark partnership with Saudi Arabia and @HUMAINAI—the first time a country adopts Grok at scale. xAI will build a new generation of hyperscale GPU data centers in the Kingdom, deploying Grok nationwide.

ransomnote. The second report of three reports from GROK AI summarizing investigation and critique of more DOJ/FBI behavior (TDS).To read the PART I first, click here.A CITIZEN’S EXPANDED REPORT - PART II“They Spied on One President—Then Tried to Jail the Next One”Updated: November 02, 2025Every link is live. Every date is FOIA-stamped or declassified.If you thought RussiaGate was the only weapon, buckle up. From 2015 to today, the same DOJ-FBI-Clinton-Obama machine ran seven parallel ops against Trump and his allies. Below is the exact sequence, the investigators forced in, the cases they killed, and the 2025 bombshells President Trump just...

ransomnote. The third of three reports from GROK AI summarizing investigation and critique of the injustices of January 6 show trials. In creating these three reports, I didn't edit areas which I don't agree with.To read PART I first, click here.To read PART II first, click here.GROK AI:A CITIZEN’S EXPANDED REPORT – PART III“They Turned a Riot Into a Reichstag Fire—Then Erased the Tapes”Updated: November 03, 20251.9 million pages declassified. Every link live.If RussiaGate was the spy op, January 6 was the show trial. A hand-picked star chamber issued 118 subpoenas, staged prime-time TV “hearings,” then deleted 117 encrypted files...

ransomnote: This is a fun GROK report to read. I usually try to make my GROK requests technical or specific. I recently discovered that asking GROK to provide facts from the point of view of conservatives, or concerned citizens etc. can be used to produce persuasive letters to organizations or representatives etc. It's more enjoyable sometimes, to read facts from a conservative perspective other than the 360 degrees of liberal/deep state MSM I'm used to.Below, I enjoyed Grok's report about the investigations into the FBI/DOJ done by Nunes, Huber, Horowitz, Durham etc. -Grok's report really does sound like its written...

Created by Elon Musk, xAI's Grok has introduced AI ‘companions’ — and one of them targeted toward children refers users to Planned Parenthood, likening abortion to simply “turning off a light.” According to a July 2025 article from Tom's Guide, Grok's companions are "AI chatbots that are assigned specific personalities for you to interact with...." Tom's reviewer Alex Hughes adds, with concern, that "[M]ost of the larger AI companies with strong reputations have stayed clear of this world, primarily because of the pretty expansive ethical problems that come attached with providing people with ‘AI relationships’." Grok's companions, Hughes writes, each...