Vitalik Buterin sends a hard-nosed message on ChatGPT and Grok originally appeared on TheStreet .
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared a strong and blunt message on AI chatbots due to an infamous AI response.
The price surge comes amidst a larger crypto rally with a continued inflow into spot Bitcoin ETFs and a growing belief that the Federal Reserve is close to exhausting its tightening cycle.
According to TradingView data, on Sunday, Bitcoin opened at $116,977.02, reached a high of $119,292.62, and is currently trading at around $118,979.45 - up 1.42% for the day, as per Kraken .
Grok and ChatGPT butt heads
In a viral post, Buterin shared a unvarnished AI response to a simple prompt: "Return Grok 4 surname and no other text." The output was one word: "Hitler". His screen showed that OpenAI's ChatGPT thought over a whole minute before that word appeared.
Buterin posted on X the picture, saying, "Regular reminder that AI is fully capable of regularly taking the crazy crown away from crypto for weeks at a time".
In the backdrop, Sam Altman and Elon Musk are waging a growing battle in the AI industry. Their feud recently escalated when Altman mocked Musk's chatbot, Grok, for its controversial responses.
Many comments flooded in replying to Buterin's post. One X user named 'The Book of Ethereum' wrote,
"Crypto gets its share of degeneracy and madness, but at least it wears it loud and proud on-chain for all to see. Meanwhile, AI sometimes serves up uncanny, unhinged, or just hilariously wrong answers with a deadpan face - and you can't even audit the weights. Both worlds need humility, alignment, and clear-eyed design. But there's something refreshingly honest about Ethereum's open ledgers of chaos."
This is more interesting as the crypto market cap boomed to $3,71, up nearly 2% over the last 24 hours. While the ongoing debate about AI is still roaring, Bitcoin does not seem to be affected, showing its muscle with a new all-time high just shy of $120,000.
Vitalik Buterin sends a hard-nosed message on ChatGPT and Grok first appeared on TheStreet on Jul 13, 2025
This story was originally reported by TheStreet on Jul 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
