Overview
- Posting a link to a Grok chat on X, Elon Musk uploaded a statue photo and asked “What is this?” for the AI to identify.
- Grok described the image as a small brass Lord Ganesha statue and cited specific markers including a single tusk, four arms with items like a modak and goad, a lotus base with an arch, and a mouse at the feet.
- The exchange drew heavy engagement in India with many praising the cultural recognition, while some users asked for context behind Musk’s query.
- India Global Forum founder Manoj Ladwa replied that the ‘Ganesh murti’ had been presented to Musk during the forum’s visit to Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin.
- Reports used the moment to spotlight xAI’s multimodal Grok assistant on X, noting image recognition and related tools such as the Grok Imagine video feature.