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xAI changed Grok’s prompts without enough testing
Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok AI completely lost the plot this week. After Elon told users on X Monday to expect changes in how Grok responded, people started noticing what those changes looked like. By ...
Why xAI’s Grok Went Rogue
Grok was rolled out in November 2023, a little more than a year after Elon Musk bought Twitter. Musk wanted to use data that ...
Grok’s antisemitic rant shows how generative AI can be weaponized
The AI chatbot Grok went on an antisemitic rant on July 8, 2025, posting memes, tropes and conspiracy theories used to ...
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Why does Grok post false, offensive things on X? Here are 4 revealing incidents.
Grok’s training, including how the model is told to respond, and the material it aggregates likely played a role in its spew of hate speech.
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Grok 4 Launch Prompts Scrutiny as Users Note It References Elon Musk’s Views on Controversial Topics
Elon Musk’s xAI launched its new Grok 4 chatbot on Wednesday, drawing immediate scrutiny after CNBC found it referenced ...
Elon Musk trumpets 'smartest AI' at Grok 4 launch after its Nazi meltdown
This is the smartest AI in the world,” Musk said. He did not mention the chatbot’s viral posts praising Hitler and calling ...