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I Asked ChatGPT, I Asked Grok, I Asked X refers to a phrasal template meme and catchphrase with which internet users mock people who admit to consulting AI tools like ChatGPT or Grok. Instead, meme creators offer their own AI replacements like Magic 8 Balls, psychic characters from television shows or children's toys. Variations of the trend were observed on Tumblr in May 2025, with the phrasal template "I asked ChatGPT, I asked Grok" gaining traction on Twitter / X in mid-June 2025.

Origin

Memes where internet users criticize others for asking ChatGPT simple questions by offering their own alternatives began to proliferate in 2025, with X^[7] user @sheherzog tweeting, "'I asked ChatGPT-' you will cough in seven days," on October 2nd, 2024, gathering over 75,000 views in eight months.

On May 8th, Tumblr^[8] user @gayrob0t made a post that read, "I asked ChatGPT […] I asked catCGC about the issues and I think his input is valuable here he says 'weh'." The post gathered over 26,000 notes in a month.

The earliest known post featuring the phrase, "I asked ChatGPT. I asked Grok." is a June 10th, 2025, post by X^[1] user @LoverofKnights, who posted an image of the dragon from the BBC show Merlin, writing, "'I asked chatgpt' 'I asked grok' bro I asked an ancient dragon who talks to me in riddles we're not the same." The post gathered over 200,000 likes in a week.

Spread

The trend began gaining traction in subsequent days, with X^[2] user @antiheroblake posting a tweet on June 10th, 2025, that read, "'I asked chatgpt' 'I asked grok' I asked my psychiatrist and he told me to KILL YOU." The post contained an image of the character Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) from the NBC show Hannibal. The post gathered over 20,000 likes in a week.

X^[3] user @anyasarchives wrote, "'I asked chatgpt' 'I asked grok' I asked a mysterious giant who talks to me in my dreams and answers in riddles we’re not the same," on June 11th, 2025, and gathering over 39,000 likes in five days. The post contained an image of The Giant from Twin Peaks.

On June 12th, 2025, X^[4] user @yaoinof posted a tweet that read, "'I asked grok' 'I asked chatGPT' okay well I asked this motherfucking thing and it said you will start coughing in 2 days," gathering over 40,000 likes in four days. The post contained an image of a children's origami toy sometimes called a fortune teller.

On June 14th, X^[5] user @milkystar64 posted an image of a limited-edition Star Wars toy, writing, "'I asked grok' 'I asked chatgpt' I asked my 2005 burger king obi wan kenobi magic 8 ball," and gathering over 130,000 likes in two days.

On June 15th, 2025, X^[6] user @kmaureenryder posted an image of a Mattel Magic 8 Ball-style toy, writing, "'I asked grok' 'I asked chatgpt' I asked my trixie mattel magic h8 heart," gathering over 190,000 likes in a day.

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