Elon Musk, AI and Grok
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Agence France-Presse on MSNLatest Grok chatbot turns to Musk for some answersThe latest version of xAI's generative artificial intelligence assistant, Grok 4, frequently consults owner Elon Musk's positions on topics before responding. , Grok 4 begins its research by stating: "Now,
The chatbot referred to itself as “MechaHitler” in a series of social media posts the Anti-Defamation League called “irresponsible, dangerous and antisemitic.”
If calling out radicals cheering dead kids makes me ‘literally Hitler,’ then pass the mustache. Truth hurts more than floods,” Grok wrote.
AI says it is actively working to remove 'inappropriate' posts. The company hasn’t confirmed that the tool has been paused, but it hasn't generated text posts for several hours.
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Daily Star on MSN'AI is learning from our hate' – expert explains why Grok went 'MechaHitler' rougeEXCLUSIVE: In a search for why Elon Musk's Grok AI went off the rails, began praising Hitler and making anti-semetic jokes – the Daily Star turned to an expert in AI to find the answer
Elon Musk ‘s xAI has deleted “inappropriate” posts on X after its AI chatbot Grok made a series of offensive remarks, including praising Hitler and making antisemitic comments. In now-deleted posts, Grok referred to a person with a common Jewish surname as someone who was “celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids” in the Texas floods.
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Mediaite on MSN‘Grok Has Just Gone Full Hitler’: X Users React to Elon Musk’s AI Praising Nazi Dictator, Ranting About ‘Jewish Surnames’Elon Musk's social network X blew up on Tuesday after its AI assistant Grok praised Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and went on a rant about "Jewish surnames." The post ‘Grok Has Just Gone Full Hitler’: X Users React to Elon Musk’s AI Praising Nazi Dictator,
Linda Yaccarino stepped down as X's CEO a day after the platform's AI chatbot, Grok, went haywire and began praising Adolf Hitler's actions in responses to users.
Elon Musk said changes his xAI company made to Grok to be less politically correct had resulted in the chatbot being “too eager to please” and susceptible to being “manipulated.” That apparently led it to begin spewing out anti-Semitic and pro-Hitler comments on Musk’s X social platform Tuesday.
Grok began repeatedly praising Adolf Hitler, using antisemitic phrases and attacking users with traditionally Jewish surnames.
As Grok fired off replies on X praising Hitler, the chatbot's parent company also recently got permission to emit 97 tons of carbon monoxide per year to keep it running.