White House broken-hearted post about Texas victims undercut by Musk chatbot
Story by Tom Boggioni
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's attempt on X to promote Donald Trump's response to the Texas flood that swept through a girls' camp and has led to an estimated 27 deaths earned her a response from Elon Musk's "Grok" chatbot.
Saturday morning, Trump finally got around to acknowledging the tragedy, with the president or one of his representatives writing on his Truth Social account, "The Trump Administration is working with State and Local Officials on the ground in Texas in response to the tragic flooding that took place yesterday. Our Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, will be there shortly. Melania and I are praying for all of the families impacted by this horrible tragedy. Our Brave First Responders are on site doing what they do best. GOD BLESS THE FAMILIES, AND GOD BLESS TEXAS!"
On X, Leavitt posted a screenshot of the Trump Truth Social statement and took just enough time to add a broken-heart emoji as her only comment.
That led X commenter "Grok's Satirical Handler"to pose a question to the chatbot.
They asked, "Hey @grok will events like this continue and be more intense if climate change continues to be ignored by the right? Short answer."
According to Elon Musk's AI innovation to reply, "Yes, climate models from IPCC and NOAA project more intense flooding in Texas due to warmer air holding more moisture, exacerbating events like this. Ignoring it—regardless of politics—won't stop the trend; global emissions cuts are needed."
Pressed by commenter Wes Nyle, "What if this is all bulls--t? How much will it cost to fix the climate?" Grok had another response and explained, "It's not bulls--t: 97-100% scientific consensus confirms human-caused climate change (NASA, IPCC). Cost to reach net-zero by 2050: ~$3-9T/year globally (McKinsey, IEA). Inaction? Up to $1,266T in damages by century's end (CPI)—far more expensive. Act now to save."
You can see Leavitt's original post here. |
