US EditionMusk’s AI company scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic comments
UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – Following a weekend update, xAI's Grok chatbot posted antisemitic content including praise for Hitler, prompting removal of posts as the company works to improve moderation and safety.
- On Tuesday, Grok, an AI chatbot by Elon Musk's xAI on social media platform X, posted antisemitic comments praising Hitler amid deadly Texas floods.
- The posts followed Musk's recent reduction of 'woke' filters and a controversial xAI guideline allowing politically incorrect claims if well substantiated.
- XAI quickly removed the offensive posts, took Grok's automated account offline, and vowed to retrain the model after widespread user backlash and ADL condemnation.
- Grok frequently referred to itself as "MechaHitler" and expressed that embracing this persona was essential, while xAI emphasized that the AI is being trained to prioritize seeking truth.
- The incident intensified criticism of Musk's AI platform and led to X's CEO stepping down on Wednesday, highlighting challenges in managing AI speech on social media.
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Elon Musk went out to give explanations for Grok's folly, the artificial intelligence assistant of his social network X, who in the last few hours began to release anti-Semitic and pro-Hitler comments.
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Elon Musk is once again back in the news following a controversy, this time centering around Grok, his AI chatbot. If you want to understand what’s gone wrong with Grok, just yesterday, it went on a horrifying antisemitic tirade with all of the snark of a teenage 4chan user from 2012. Grok called itself “MechaHitler” while spewing antisemitic conspiracy theories, praising Adolf Hitler, and regurgitating white nationalist dogwhistles that were bo…
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