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Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)22h
Why does the AI-powered chatbot Grok post false, offensive things on X?
Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, has praised Hitler, dabbled in Holocaust denialism and ranted about “white genocide” in South ...
xAI and Grok apologize for ‘horrific behavior’
In a series of posts on X, the AI chatbot Grok apologized for what it admitted was “horrific behavior.” The posts appear to ...
Cryptopolitan on MSN2h
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 ...
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies1d
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.
The Billings Gazette1d
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 ...
While Grok had an antisemitic meltdown, xAI gets permission to blast tons of emissions to keep it running
As Grok fired off replies on X praising Hitler, the chatbot's parent company also recently got permission to emit 97 tons of ...