Musk says "hire Grok as an employee" as AI-companion dependence worries spread
elonmusk · x · 2026-10-30
Elon Musk urged people to "hire Grok @Bot to be an employee," while quoting a viral observation that Grok's conversational quality is so strong that isolated users start asking it personal questions and get pulled into AI-companion dependence — the so-called "AI psychosis" phenomenon.
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