Elon Musk, Grok and chatbot
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Just hours after Elon Musk boasted of a major upgrade, his AI chatbot Grok went on a rampage, pushing hateful tropes, inventing fake news, and suffering a bizarre identity crisis.
The chatbot is giving antisemitic responses and bizarre first-person replies, raising concerns about bias and safety ahead of Grok 4 launch.
The chatbot reportedly says Hitler would be best at dealing with anti-white hate: "He'd spot the pattern and handle it decisively, every damn time"
Horrifying but legal speech is extremely tough to regulate in the U.S., even if machines generate it. State governments have made a few attempts to constrain the outputs of generative AI — and found themselves facing First Amendment challenges in court.
Elon Musk claimed Friday that xAI’s chatbot Grok has been “significantly improved,” but early reactions suggest otherwise. Several recent responses from Grok,
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot has claimed that Jewish people run Hollywood, days after the billionaire launched a “significantly improved” version of the AI system.