Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Elon Musk Changes X Name to 'Gorklon Rust'
Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla and xAI, changed his name on X to 'Gorklon Rust.'
He also changed his profile picture.
The new name seems to be a mix of Grok, an AI chatbot made by Musk's company xAI, and Rust, a computer language.
It might also be a reference to a meme coin on the Solana blockchain.
This isn't the first time Musk has changed his name on the platform; he's done it before with names like 'Kekius Maximus'.
He also announced an upgrade to the X recommendation algorithm, integrating a lighter version of Grok to improve it.
Elon Musk changed his X profile name to 'Gorklon Rust' and updated his display picture.
The new name is likely a reference to xAI's Grok AI chatbot and the Rust programming language.
Musk has changed his display name on X multiple times previously.
The name change was made on May 4th, 2025.
Musk also announced X's recommendation algorithm is being updated with Grok.
- Who
- Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and xAI.
- What
- Elon Musk changed his X profile name to ‘Gorklon Rust’ and updated his display picture.
- When
- On or around May 4th, 2025.
- Where
- On the social media platform X.
- Why
- The changes appear to be references to Musk's AI chatbot Grok and the Rust programming language.
- New X Name
- Gorklon Rust
- Display Picture
- Distorted Grok logo
- Related to
- Grok AI, Rust programming language
- Musk's Title
- Tesla CEO, xAI founder
- Previous Name
- Kekius Maximus
- Platform
- X