It’s no secret that Elon Musk shapes the X social platform and X’s “maximally truth-seeking” Grok AI chatbot to his preferences. But it’s possible Musk may have needed a bit of an extra ego boost this week, because Grok’s worship of its creator seems, shall we say, more noticeable than usual.

As a number of people have pointed out on social media over the past day, Grok’s public-facing chatbot is currently prone to insisting on Musk’s prowess at absolutely anything, no matter how unlikely — or conversely, embarrassing — a given feat is.

Elon Musk: fitter than LeBron James!

Elon Musk: funnier than Jerry Seinfeld!

Elon Musk: better at resurrection than Jesus Christ!

Elon Musk: surpasses most historical figures in active paternal involvement despite scale!

Elon Musk: could beat Mike Tys

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