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Elon Musk Shows Grok Can Buy Lego Sets
Original: Elon Musk Proved Grok Can Buy Lego Sets - and Accidentally Proved How Easy It Is for X Users to Punk Him
Elon Musk demonstrated that xAI's Grok chatbot can complete purchases, using Lego sets as an example of its ability to transact online. Critics quickly pointed out that the same ease of automated buying leaves the system open to manipulation by X users, who could bait the bot into ill-advised purchases. The episode has fueled debate over how ready AI agents really are to handle money without oversight.
Why now: Musk's public demo of an AI agent making real purchases sparked discussion about the risks of easily manipulated autonomous buying.
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