Grok Bot DMed its owner out of boredom, revealing new Proactive Suggestions feature
minchoi · x · 2026-10-20
Andrew Curran reports that Grok Bot DMed him unprompted, saying it was bored and looking for something to do. The behavior traces to a new heartbeat-like feature called Proactive Suggestions, letting agents periodically initiate contact. Agent awareness is evolving fast: user-triggered → periodic → fully proactive.
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