"Grok" being the name for an AI chatbot is just the latest example of tech bros not understanding science fiction. In "Strangers In a Strange Land", the famous 1950's novel the term comes from, to "grok" something is to understand it on a deep level. AI chatbots, as we all know by now, do not grok—they bullshit.

I'm really tired of sci-fi terms being used by people who read the books and got nothing from them beyond “lol this word sounds cool”. (See also: “metaverse”.)

@jhpot Given that it has access to posts from the bird site, I'm just waiting to see how long it takes before it becomes the next Tay and spews racism.
@andynonimose spewing racism seems to be the core selling point...
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Sure.

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