Elon Musk’s bizarre obsession with actor Sydney Sweeney just hit a new level of strange, after the billionaire Tesla founder and X owner shared a video of her that was created entirely using his in-house AI, Grok, as reported by Unilad. This bizarre clip used Sweeney’s likeness to promote Grok’s improved features, specifically its snappier 10-second video format and its greatly enhanced audio quality.
You’d think the richest man on Earth would get consent for a massive advert, but there was no indication he had secured permission to use her image. The video shows AI-Sweeney speaking to Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page while they are on a spaceship. AI-Sweeney kicks off the dialogue by asking about the new capabilities. “So let me get this straight. Grok videos are now 10 seconds, and the audio is greatly improved?” she asks, to which AI-Page replies, “Yeah, pretty much… Do you like it?”
If you think this is just a one-off instance of digital weirdness, you’d be wrong. Musk has been zeroing in on the actor for a while now. Recently, he posted a meme about how the actor’s breasts must cause her back pain, which many people rightly called a really weird thing to say.
Here’s the kicker that makes this latest video even stranger: Musk didn’t even make it himself
One of X’s users created the clip, and they didn’t even mention Sweeney in the prompt they gave the AI. This implies that Grok, just like its owner, might have its own weird predisposition toward the A-list actor. That’s a truly wild thought about a major AI tool, isn’t it?
Unsurprisingly, the reaction across the platform was split. Many of the paid-for X users praised the billionaire’s tool, calling it a top-tier feature upgrade. However, the free users had much sharper words for the tech oligarch. One commenter summed up the general feeling, saying the frequent references to the actor were simply “Elon musk’s way of flirting with Sydney Sweeney.”
While this latest video is bizarre, it distracts from the recent, much more serious trouble the AI tool has caused. This major upgrade to Grok arrived just two weeks after the Tesla CEO had to roll back a major AI feature. Users were abusing the tool to virtually undress women and create child abuse images.
The severity of the situation prompted California Attorney General Rob Bonta to announce an investigation into the proliferation of sexual material on the platform just this month. He didn’t mince words, which is understandable given the context. “The avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced and posted online in recent weeks is shocking,” Bonta stated.
He added that this material “depicts women and children in nude and sexually explicit situations” and has been used to harass people across the internet. The Attorney General urged xAI to take immediate action to ensure the abuse goes no further.
Published: Jan 29, 2026 04:00 pm