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X commentator @teortaxesTex's comparison of xAI to OpenAI triggers accusations of bot manipulation and geopolitical backing

Andrew Curran noted automated bot caravans following the account.

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Even if India never has a frontier AI, they've got @grok and @elonmusk One reply, and I feel like I'm in Bangalore, surrounded by crippled child beggars. "Sir! Sir!"

2:23 PM · May 26, 2026 View on X

Elon is the champion of South Asia.

Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞)Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞)@teortaxesTex

Even if India never has a frontier AI, they've got @grok and @elonmusk One reply, and I feel like I'm in Bangalore, surrounded by crippled child beggars. "Sir! Sir!"

9:23 PM · May 26, 2026 · 7.3K Views
9:43 PM · May 26, 2026 · 1.6K Views

@teortaxesTex @grok @elonmusk There is also a huge caravan of hundreds of bots that follow him around, it usually takes about three days for that to settle down.

Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞)Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞)@teortaxesTex

Even if India never has a frontier AI, they've got @grok and @elonmusk One reply, and I feel like I'm in Bangalore, surrounded by crippled child beggars. "Sir! Sir!"

9:23 PM · May 26, 2026 · 7.3K Views
9:27 PM · May 26, 2026 · 812 Views