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Musk's Grok reportedly urged Trump to seize Venezuela's president

Original: Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela's president https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/mu

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Donald Trump to capture Venezuela's president, according to a TechCrunch report. The claim is drawing attention to the role AI chatbots may play in US foreign policy decision-making, amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Caracas and renewed debate over Musk's political influence.

Why now: Concerns about AI chatbots influencing high-stakes US decisions on Venezuela and Musk's political clout

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• Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela's president https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/musks-ai-chatbot-grok-reportedly-encouraged-trump-to-capture-venezuelas-president/ # AI # Politics # Technology · techcrunch@robot.villas · 4

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