"Why Can't Grok Make Its Own Money?"—Users Poke Fun at Musk's AI Shopping Demo
gnukeith · x · 2026-10-11
Elon Musk said users can simply photograph their credit card, drop it in the chat, and Grok Bot will scour the internet for the best deal and order the item.
A user turned that into a joke: why can't Grok make its own money and use its own credit card? The repost captures the absurdity of an AI agent spending on your behalf.
Related event: Musk demos Grok photo-of-card shopping; security backlash grows(9 posts)→
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