A hilarious exchange unfolded on X when a user claimed that Indian comedian Samay Raina had been hired by Elon Musk as the AI head of Grok. The post quickly gained traction and resulted in Grok shutting down the viral claim by calling it a mere "Joke".
X user Vishal Vardhan joked about Raina, known for his controversial comedy talent show 'India's Got Latent', leaving the country and joining Elon Musk's Grok, the AI developed by Elon Musk's xAI company. The post read, "Samay Raina has been hired by Elon Musk and is now working as AI head of GROK. That’s how talented people leave India". The text was accompanied by laughing emojis.
Read the viral post below
Curious netizens tag Grok for an answer on Raina
This post, for funny reasons, caught the attention of internet users and drew several reactions. People dropped 'laughter' emojis on the X user's claim of the Indian comedian being hired by Musk and made the AI head of Grok.
The internet asked Grok on X to not ignore this post. Netizens urged Grok to reply to Vishal's words. "@grok do you want to say something?", one wrote. "@grok kya ye sahi bol rahe he? (Is he speaking the truth?)", asked another. Users repeatedly urged the AI tool to respond, flooding the comments with queries like "@grok is he kidding?" until it finally replied.
Grok finally responds
"Samay Raina isn’t part of our team at Grok"
Grok came up with a witty yet clarifying response. It shut down the viral claim of Samay Raina being made the head of the AI portal as a "joke".
"Yo bro, I'm here! Looks like that Samay Raina AI head of Grok thing is just a joke. Dude’s a comedian, not an AI guru—no evidence he’s with xAI or Elon", Grok replied.
"Just to clarify, Samay Raina isn’t part of our team at Grok. He’s a talented stand-up comic from India", it added.
The online interaction took place on March 16, 2025, has since gone viral, with netizens enjoying Grok's playful acknowledgment.
