The Guardian · AI
Elon Musk releases seven-minute first episode of Grok AI’s The Odyssey
Elon Musk has released the first seven-minute episode of his Grok AI version of The Odyssey online. It opens with Odysseus feigning madness to avoid war, then saving his son and agreeing to fight. The review says this prologue is absent from Christopher Nolan’s film and criticizes the AI adaptation. After the force reaches Troy, an intertitle jumps ahead 10 years.

What to know
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Elon Musk had claimed he could make a better, more authentic version of The Odyssey using Grok AI.
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The review says the prologue involving Odysseus saving his son, exposing his ruse and agreeing to fight does not appear in Christopher Nolan’s film.
Why it matters
The review uses Christopher Nolan’s film as a reference point, and its negative assessment of the Grok AI adaptation reflects the writer’s judgment.
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