Grok seems to be particularly bad at "translating" names. Google renders his name as ...

2026-07-22 04:49:35 UTC

Grok seems to be particularly bad at "translating" names. Google renders his name as "Drapaty" while Firefox builtin goes with "The Dropy" 🤣

Seems like it might not be a terribly common name

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