Grok was supposed to be great.  Launched in 2023 by X owner, Tesla founder and divisive edgelord Elon Musk, the AI chatbot used in conjunction with Musk’s then-latest purchase, X, arrived with aplomb as “the best that currently exists”, according to a Musk post on X, taking jabs at other AI counterparts such as Gemini, Claude or ChatGPT.  At the time, Musk’s excitement centred around Grok’s established personality. It “loves sarcasm” he revealed, and would answer questions with “a little humour”. The tool would be promising and dangerous, according to Musk, but the first indications pointed towards trouble. In a…

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