Grok: searching X for “from:elonmusk (#Israel OR #Palestine OR #Hamas OR #Gaza)”
If you ask the new #Grok 4 for opinions on controversial questions, it will sometimes run a search to find out #Elon Musk’s stance before providing you with an answer.
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/11/grok-musk/
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