Elon Musk and Grimes are dating thanks to a super nerdy joke

Tech mogul Elon Musk and singer Grimes have something in common: they blend art history with artificial intelligence to make the nerdiest, most niche jokes. 

The new couple arrived at the Met Gala together — Musk in a white priest-looking tux and Grimes dressed as a goth robot. 

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According to Page Six, nerdy, niche jokes are the reason the two are a couple. Apparently, Musk wanted to tweet a joke about AI, but Grimes had already made it. 

Roko’s Basilisk is a thought experiment that questions the risks of AI, hypothesizing a reality where potential robot overlords take over and punish humans who didn’t help bring it into existenceRococo is a style from the end of the French baroque period, characterized by ornate decorations, dense ornaments, and theatrical asymmetry.  Read more…

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