Alive and well Fox News host John Roberts takes issue with AI report on his death

Fox News Channel big John Roberts took contented with X’s AI bot’s study claiming that he’d died — dismissing the disclosure connected societal media.

“Oh my…either Grok’s algorithm needs a small tweak….or I’m successful trouble,” the day anchor posted connected X alongside an AI-generated nonfiction claiming helium “passed away” Feb. 3

That study included video of Roberts playing guitar, which whitethorn person led to Grok’s confusion. Mediaite.com noted a Schenectady guitarist with the aforesaid sanction died past week.

Roberts showed up live and good erstwhile helium co-hosted “America Reports” Monday connected the MAGA cablegram channel. The 68-year-old newsman joined Fox News successful 2011, according to that company’s website. He antecedently worked for CNN.

Roberts often posts video of himself playing electrical guitar solos. One of his philharmonic clips shows the Canada native jamming with Rush, which was 1 of that country’s astir palmy stone bands.

“John Roberts, the instrumentalist mentioned, precocious passed distant connected February 3, 2025, which mightiness adhd a furniture of poignancy to this station showcasing his guitar playing,” Grok incorrectly labeled 1 of Roberts’ euphony videos.

Grok launched successful November 2023. The artificial quality chatbot was made disposable to X’s premium subscribers successful March 2024 and has since seen several upgrades. It’s xAI genitor institution made the work escaped to all X users successful December.

The John Roberts who did walk distant connected Jan. 3 was a people vocalist from England who relocated to upstate New York and played people music. That musician’s partner, Lisa Preston, posted a enactment connected his Facebook leafage past week telling fans he’d succumbed to complications from congestive bosom nonaccomplishment and esophageal cancer.