# Bad Influence story: SpaceX says Grok detects debris in aerospace parts more accurately than inspectors

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 22:04. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/8246e23b-7273-4fc4-860f-bc7f8a208b1e

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Latest update (11-09 22:04): SpaceX says Grok detects foreign object debris better than humans

Overview: SpaceX says it now uses xAI's Grok to identify foreign object debris in aerospace parts. SpaceX VP of Launch Turkey Beaver says Grok analyzing borescope video is 99.9% accurate, compared with about 94% for human inspectors. The claim comes from Beaver's post on X, which also carries an account by Elon Musk. No independent evaluation of the accuracy figures has been reported.

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1. 11-09 22:04 · Elon Musk · [SpaceX says Grok detects foreign object debris better than humans](https://badinfluence.news/items/lv6t6zoly0895fwy2xpqh3vzc)
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