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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Vinay Patel

Grok Sides with Altman as ChatGPT Backs Musk in Bizarre AI Showdown: What is Going On?

A surreal showdown between tech rivals Elon Musk and Sam Altman saw their respective AIs, Grok and ChatGPT, surprisingly switch sides. (Credit: AFP News)

The world of artificial intelligence has been thrown into a surreal and unexpected spectacle after two of the industry's most high-profile chatbots publicly took sides in the bitter rivalry between Elon Musk and Sam Altman.

In a twist no one saw coming, Musk's own AI assistant, Grok, appeared to back his arch-rival — while OpenAI's ChatGPT, under Altman's leadership, voiced support for Musk.

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