The anonymous owner of the domain grok.bot is demanding $1 million from xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, days after the launch of its AI agent Grok Bot. The seller claims the purchase was pure coincidence, one month before the product’s release. WHOIS records contradict this account, dating the purchase to January 20, 2026, which is seven months before the August announcement. xAI already runs its chatbot at grok.com, significantly reducing the strategic value of grok.bot. Neither xAI nor Elon Musk has commented on the matter.
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