NEWS · MODELS · #1386
Time: Musk’s Grok chatbot reportedly told Trump capturing Venezuela’s president would be welcomed
Time reported that in December 2025, about a month before the U.S. invasion that captured Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump met with Elon Musk and spent hours interacting with Musk’s Grok chatbot; a source told Time Grok said Maduro was “deeply unpopular” and many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. The report also notes Pentagon officials have used a version called Gov Grok for targeting in the Iran War, and Musk and Anduril’s Palmer Luckey were tapped to co‑lead a Pentagon study on battlefield tech.
KEY POINTS
- Time reported that in December 2025, about a month before the U.S.
- invasion that captured Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump met with Elon Musk and spent hours interacting with Musk’s Grok chatbot; a source told Time Grok said Maduro was “deeply unpopular” and many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall.
- The report also notes Pentagon officials have used a version called Gov Grok for targeting in the Iran War, and Musk and Anduril’s Palmer Luckey were tapped to co‑lead a Pentagon study on battlefield tech.
WHY IT MATTERS
If accurate, the report implies an AI chatbot influenced a head of state’s judgment on a military action and highlights growing use of Musk’s models by defense institutions.