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Despite the many dating apps available, Elon Musk and Grimes bonded over an artificial intelligence joke the Tesla CEO tweeted in 2018. According to Page Six, Musk’s pun blended Rococo, “the ornate French 18th century baroque style,” with Roko’s Basilisk, a “thought experiment,” which suggests the possibility of a future where AI overlords dominate the world and “punish those who did not help it into existence.” Grimes, however, had already made the same joke in 2015, as she created a character named “Rococo Basilisk” for her “Flesh Without Blood” music video.
“Elon was researching the idea of joking about Rococo Basilisk, and when he saw Grimes had already joked about it, he reached out to her,” an insider told Page Six. “Grimes said this was the first time in three years that anyone understood the joke. They were both poking fun at AI.” The two began dating shortly after the exchange.
Musk also allegedly inspired Grimes, who was born Claire Boucher, to legally change her name to c, the scientific symbol for the speed of light, per The Verge. Grimes claimed on Twitter that “Claire” was “the bane of [her] existence since [she] became sentient” and, since according to The Verge, “‘C’ was already her nickname among friends,” Musk encouraged her to commit to this change.
Both have clearly shared a love for science from the start!
Written by: Nicki
