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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
Mathew Erpansizo

Elon Musk's Grok AI Chatbot Says It Would Choose Taoism if Forced To Pick a Faith

Elon Musk's Grok favoured Taoism as the choice if it were human (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ZACK/MCOM)

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok sparked a theological debate online during a hypothetical exchange on the platform X, where the language model was asked which religion it would adopt and why, and it opted for Taoism.

Grok explained that Taoism aligns more closely with its core mechanisms of curiosity-driven inquiry, pointing to the tradition's emphasis on observing natural patterns, maintaining balance, and adapting to reality.

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