Elon Musk 's AI chatbot Grok took a sycophantic turn this week, heaping excessive praise upon the billionaire and calling him the pinnacle of human athleticism and intelligence. Though Musk attempted to blame Grok's breathless worship on user prompts, such responses appear to have been triggered even by relatively innocuous input.

Elon Musk predicted AI and robotics will make work optional within 10 to 20 years, and compared future employment to playing sports or growing vegetables as a hobby.

Weeks after the two men were spotted exchanging pleasantries at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service, Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared to solidify his truce with President Donald Trump by attending a White House dinner in honor of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday.

Tesla's gaudy $1 trillion executive-compensation package for CEO Elon Musk has obscured a more pressing concern: Musk's 2018 pay package -- still tied up in court -- could eat up years' worth of the electric vehicle maker's future profits.