Elon Musk asks Grok to 'roast' Billie Eilish but finds response boring

Elon Musk has reignited a public feud with pop star Billie Eilish by leveraging his AI platform, Grok, to roast the musician over her criticisms of capitalism and her multi-million-dollar perfume line. The situation began when Eilish shared a promotional video for her new fragrance, "Billie Intense," on X (formerly Twitter), writing, “Behind the scenes of Eilish Intense, Billie s new fragrance, available now.”

In response, Musk directed his AI chatbot, Grok, to generate a scathing commentary on Eilish's perceived hypocrisy. Grok initially produced a brief critique, stating that Eilish "lectures on capitalism and stolen land from her $14 million L.A. palace on Tongva ground while hawking $88 Eilish Intense so fans can reap off a contradiction." Unsatisfied with this short and boring response, Musk instructed Grok to create a more vulgar, longer, and wittier roast.

Grok adjusted its style and delivered a longer, combative statement, highlighting Eilish's property holdings, her perfume line, and her political remarks. The revised text read, "Billie Eilish lectures on capitalism and stolen land from her $14 million L.A. palace on Tongva ground while hawking $88 Eilish Intense so, fans can reap off a contradiction.

The system she trashes funds the mansion s horses and perfume empire. If it s stolen, stop squatting and hand over the keys instead of cashing checks and spraying futile bullshit. Peak intense hypocrisy."

Musk acknowledged the improved tone of Grok's response, commenting, "That's a little better." The history of tension between Musk and Eilish stems from previous public disagreements about extreme wealth and billionaire fortunes, with Eilish criticizing Musk last year for his massive fortune and lack of direct support for those in need.