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Disturbing viral video: Elon Musk's AI Grok turns him and Donald Trump into armed robbers | Trends

A disturbing deepfake video depicting Elon Musk as an armed robber has surfaced online, created using the tech billionaire's AI project Grok. The video also shows other world leaders and businesspeople, including Mark Zuckerberg, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin and the Pope, brandishing weapons while looting stores.

Elon Musk's AI captures shocking robbery footage of him and Donald Trump. (Screenshot X/@thedorbrothers)

The Dor Brothers, who boast of having extensive expertise in generative AI, shared the video on their official X profile. “The Hustle. Did someone say uncensored? Thanks Grok for making it fun for all of us. Note: We have no political stance, we're just having fun,” reads the caption posted along with the video. Grok is available to X's premium subscribers. In the latest version of the AI, there is a “fun” mode that allows the model to be “creative.”

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The video shows heads of state and business tycoons arresting people at gunpoint while looting stores. The deepfake montage also shows them handcuffed and being led away by police officers.

Watch the bizarre video here:

This viral AI-generated video was posted on August 21, 2024 and has since received 660,000 views and multiple comments.

Here’s how people reacted to the viral video:

Mystra, an X user, commented: “This is hilarious, great use of AI for entertainment. What image-to-video format did you use to make this?”

A second user, CaptainHype, commented: “Generative AI is gaining momentum… We saw it coming. But it's happening faster than I expected… Let's see how society copes with it.”

Another user, Dr. VoxOculi, commented: “You can't convince me otherwise, to me these are real footage.”

Grok-2 models:

Grok is developed by xAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company. According to the official website, this updated version of the AI ​​has capabilities such as “reasoning, reading comprehension, math, science, and coding.”

The website goes on to say that it is a “state-of-the-art AI assistant with advanced capabilities in both text and image understanding.”