Mark Cuban has used Elon Musk’s personal AI chatbot to shoot down the tech mogul’s controversial reward of Germany’s far-right AfD get together.
Musk stated that “only the AfD can save Germany” in a publish on X on Friday that provoked widespread backlash from politicians at residence and abroad.
Responding to criticism from Democrat Senator Chris Murphy, Musk stated that the insurance policies of climate-change-denying AfD are “identical” to the Democratic get together when Barack Obama took workplace in 2008.
“The AfD policies are identical to those of the US Democratic Party when Obama took office! I don’t think there is a single difference,” Musk wrote on X. He didn’t element why he thought so, given the obvious coverage gulf between Obama and the Democrats, and the AfD.
Cuban, who usually winds up his fellow billionaire, requested Musk’s Grok which political get together most resembles the AfD within the U.S. – and the outcome was the Republican get together.
“I love @grok,” Cuban quipped on X. “It’s literally the reason I keep this app.”
“The Alternative for Germany (AfD) most closely resembles the **Republican Party** in the United States, particularly in its current, more right-wing to far-right incarnation,” Cuban messaged, sharing the bot’s response to the query.
When pressed by followers to share the wording he enter into the bot, Cuban replied: “Which American party is it most like.”
Some X customers highlighted that Cuban didn’t explicitly make clear with the bot that Musk was referring to the Democratic Party in 2008.
Musk didn’t broaden on his reasoning for drawing parallels between AfD and the Obama administration, which additionally provoked backlash.
Political scientist Ian Bremmer stated to equate the 2 was “quite the take.”
“Afd is much more ‘Germany first’ on fossilfuels/climate change, lgbtq/identity politics, pro-life, immigration, esp vis muslims, and many others,” Bremmer stated.
Musk was provoked when Murphy lashed out on the Tesla CEO on X after which on CNN.
“The out of touch billionaire running the incoming Trump Administration announced last night that he enthusiastically supports the neo-Nazi party in Germany,” Murphy posted on X, alongside a screenshot of Musk’s tweet.
“WTF,” Murphy added. “NONE OF THIS IS OK, EVERYONE. NONE OF THIS IS NORMAL.”
“What a huge liar,” Musk responded.
German well being minister Karl Lauterbach, known as Musk’s intervention – which got here simply weeks earlier than a snap election – “undignified and highly problematic”.
Lauterbach accused the tech billionaire of election interference and known as for authorities to “keep a close eye on the goings-on on X”.
“It is very disturbing, the way in which the platform X, which I use very intensively myself, is increasingly being used to spread the political positions and goals of Mr Musk”, he stated.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mark-cuban-elon-musk-feud-latest-afd-grok-b2668494.html