Musk's Grok chatbot advised Trump on capturing Venezuela's president
elon musk's ai chatbot grok reportedly encouraged trump to capture venezuela's president nicolás maduro, citing many venezuelans would celebrate his downfall. this raises concerns about ai's role in military decision making.
in december 2025, president trump had a secret meeting with elon musk, during which he spent hours talking to musk's grok chatbot. trump asked grok how venezuelans would respond to the capture of their president, nicolás maduro. grok responded that maduro was a 'deeply unpopular dictator and that many venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall.' a few weeks later, on january 3, the us invaded venezuela and captured maduro, leading to celebrations among venezuelans. trump was reportedly impressed with grok's advice. the pentagon has since announced that musk will co-lead a study on using advanced technology in battlefields.