Elon Musk AI firm scrubs chatbot Grok's antisemitic rants
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On Friday, Elon Musk announced on X that changes were coming to Grok, the platform’s AI. “We have improved @Grok significantly,” he posted. “You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions.”
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Jacobin on MSNGrok’s Antisemitic Meltdown Was Entirely PredictableThe Trump era has seen the revival of Karl Marx’s famous line about the repetitive nature of history: “Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice.
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"
Grok, the artificial-intelligence chatbot produced by Elon Musk -owned xAI, this week began posting antisemitic messages in response to user queries, drawing condemnation from Jewish advocacy groups and raising concern about the AI tool. The antisemitic posts -- some of which have been deleted -- are being addressed, Musk said on Wednesday.
Grok, the AI chatbot for the X platform, praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, floated false "white genocide" claims in South Africa and more.
Elon Musk’s unhinged Grok chatbot is back at it again, in its brief antisemitic phase, dubbing itself as ‘ MechaHitler .’ Grok went as far as to call a person with a Jewish surname a “ future fascist ” who celebrates “the death of white kids. ” In another post it wrote, “ Hitler would have called it out and crushed it. ”
If a user asks Grok about posting sexualised images of women without consent, it mentions its 'strict' guidelines which 'prioritise respect and consent'. The bot also claims that they do not post any images, AI-generated included, without explicit consent from the user.
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Cryptopolitan on MSNDoubts grow over Grok4 launch as devs send Elon Musk’s Grok AI to timeoutElon Musk’s Grok AI was muted on X after posting antisemitic and inflammatory comments, triggering widespread backlash.
Turkey bans xAI's Grok chatbot due to offensive content, including insults targeting President Erdoga, marking Turkey's first AI ban