Grok declines to identify Elon Musk after X post on Epstein Files
A post on social media platform X referring to the Epstein files has triggered online debate after the platform’s AI chatbot Grok declined to identify Elon Musk in an image shared by a user.
The post was published by an X user with the handle @fiftyshadesofwhey, who shared an image allegedly from the Epstein files and claimed that Jeffrey Epstein had taken a photograph at a dinner in 2015 attended by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The user posted that Epstein took the photograph and forwarded it to himself.
The user then asked Grok to identify Elon Musk from the image. Grok responded saying it couldn't confirm Musk's presence in the photograph and that it had investigated reports on the Epstein files from sites such as the New York Post and the BBC. While a 2015 meal was mentioned in email records, there was no verifiable photograph of Musk attending the event. Grok also said that Musk had denied attending the meal or having close ties with Epstein, and that it was unable to directly verify the referenced document owing to access restrictions, suggesting users to examine official Department of Justice documents.
After the user circled a man in the image who appeared to resemble Musk and reposted it questioning the chatbot. Grok maintained its position saying that a visual assessment did not support identifying Musk in the image. It said the image showed a group of men seated at a dinner table and that one individual on the right appeared to be Mark Zuckerberg. Citing reports from the San Francisco Chronicle, New York Post, and NBC, Grok said that although some emails claimed Musk had attended the dinner, he had denied it and there was no confirmation that he appeared in the photograph.
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Assam Police at Pawan Khera's residence in national capital, Delhi Police assisting
New Delhi (PTI): An Assam Police team on Tuesday is at the Delhi residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera for questioning in connection with a case linked to allegations made against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family, official sources said.
The team formally informed Delhi Police upon arrival, following which a local police team joined and is assisting in the proceedings, the source said.
The development comes amid a political tussle after Sarma alleged that the Congress used "false information" sourced from a Pakistani social media group to level charges against his wife regarding multiple passports and overseas assets. He termed the allegations an attempt to influence the Assam elections and a punishable offence.
Khera had recently sought clarifications on Sarma's wife's alleged foreign assets, prompting a complaint and subsequent police action.
