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# Musk: 'If Grok @Bot makes a mistake with a purchase or leaks your card ... SpaceX will make you whole'

Elon Musk (@elonmusk), X, 2026-10-15.
Source: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2110610960474079445

## Why it matters

A company head publicly promising to cover losses from an AI agent's purchases, at odds with agent terms of service that put liability on users; 2M+ views.

## Summary

Posted Oct 15, 2026 (05:57 UTC), replying to a user whose Grok Bot booked a flight after being sent a photo of a credit card. Text: "This works well. If Grok @Bot makes a mistake with a purchase or leaks your card (never happened yet), SpaceX will make you whole." Business Insider noted the pledge's scope was not defined.

_Metrics as of 2026-10-16 via api.fxtwitter.com: 2,188,777 views, 15,274 likes._

## Archived text

> This works well. If Grok @Bot makes a mistake with a purchase or leaks your card (never happened yet), SpaceX will make you whole.
> 
> > Quoting @XFreeze: Grok @bot booked a flight for me today 
> > 
> > the entire process was really really easy…..I send a photo of my credit card and it did the entire process….
> > 
> > Tbh, last time I booked, the website was way too confusing…. It’s not an easy website, and Grok Bot did perfectly well and booked a flight for me…. And I got a message for a booking confirmation….going to board it soon

Archived 2026-10-16 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
Counts: 2,191,544 views, 15,296 likes, 1,528 reposts, 1,102 replies (at fetch time)

## Cited in

- 2026-08-11: [SpaceXAI launches Grok Bot, always-on agent 'teammates' with their own cloud computers](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-08-11-spacexai-grok-bot/)