What happened?
In a post on X, Elon Musk said the Grok Bot AI assistant has gained a new capability: it can now call a person or a business on the user's behalf.
What does it do during a call?
According to Musk, Grok Bot makes the request for the user and takes notes on the other party's responses. When the call ends, it sends the user a summary of the conversation.
Why it matters
Voice AI assistants have so far mostly focused on taking commands on a device. Grok Bot's phone-call feature marks a step toward assistants communicating directly with the outside world in place of the user. However, questions around consent, privacy and misunderstandings in such calls have not yet been publicly clarified.
