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Buy products online from a card photo

Musk said Grok Bot bought LEGO from the LEGO website, and that users can drop a credit card photo into chat so it finds the best deal and orders; plans and safeguards weren't specified.

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Use case overview

Musk said Grok Bot bought LEGO from the LEGO website, and that users can drop a credit card photo into chat so it finds the best deal and orders; plans and safeguards weren't specified.

Reported experience

  1. What they did

    Per Musk's posts on X, a user photographs a credit card and drops the image into a chat with Grok Bot, the agent version of Grok. The agent then searches the internet for the best deal on the requested item and places the order. Musk said he ordered LEGO and Grok bought it from the LEGO website.

  2. How it went

    The only result reported is Musk's own LEGO order, with no independent verification. The article says nothing on rollout, plans, countries, or whether shopping is live for everyone.

  3. Worth knowing

    No safeguards were described: nothing on spending limits, a confirmation step before checkout, or how card details are stored after you share the photo.

Example prompts

Try with Grok Bot
Find the best price for [product] from [retailers or any reputable store] and prepare an order. Do not enter payment details or place the order yourself. Show me the item, merchant, total price, shipping and delivery date, then wait for my approval before the purchase step.
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