GoKawiilTime: Trump consulted Grok before Venezuela invasion, saw it as validation
Time magazine reports that in December, weeks before U.S. forces invaded Venezuela and captured Nicolás Maduro, President Trump met privately with Elon Musk and spent hours questioning Musk's Grok chatbot about how Venezuelans would react to Maduro's removal. Grok reportedly told Trump that Maduro was an unpopular dictator whose fall would be celebrated, a prediction a source says Trump saw as vindicated once celebrations followed the January 3 invasion.
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The account suggests an AI chatbot may have shaped a president's confidence in a major military decision, raising questions about how such tools are being woven into national security judgment. It also follows reports that Grok has already been used by the Pentagon for targeting during the Iran conflict, and Musk's new role co-leading a Pentagon study on battlefield technology could further expand Grok's military footprint, according to the report.
- Time reports Trump consulted Grok extensively before the Venezuela invasion that captured Maduro
- A source says Trump felt validated when Grok's predicted public celebrations occurred
- Musk has been tapped with Palmer Luckey to co-lead a Pentagon study on battlefield AI technology
Source: techcrunch.com — Dominic-Madori Davis, 2026-10-01
Published there as: “Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela’s president”
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