#ElonMusk has made a particularly bold demand of his #WallStreet advisers ahead of the #IPO of #SpaceX.

#Musk is requiring banks, law firms, auditors & other advisers working on the IPO to buy subscriptions to #Grok, his #AI #chatbot, which is part of SpaceX, acc/to 4 people with knowledge….

Some of the banks have agreed to spend tens of millions on the chatbot, & they have already started integrating Grok into their #IT systems….

#tech #business #law #SEC #antitrust
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/business/spacex-ipo-grok-elon-musk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Big Banks Seeking a Piece of SpaceX’s I.P.O. Must Subscribe to Elon Musk’s Grok

Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.

The New York Times
@Nonilex
Wow. If you have any money or investments of any kind at any of those banks, get it out NOW. They can't be trusted.
@realtegan @Nonilex Elon already has your data. We were all DOGEd

@woodenmachines @Nonilex

That's no reason to keep giving him more data.