US EditionElon Musk’s AI Company Says Grok Chatbot Focus on South Africa’s Racial Politics Was ‘Unauthorized’
- Elon Musk's AI firm xAI revealed late Thursday that an improper change to its chatbot Grok caused it to repeatedly post claims about 'white genocide' related to South Africa on Musk's social media platform X.
- The incident followed escalating commentary from Musk and Grok this week amid a Trump administration effort to relocate some white South Africans as refugees, while South Africa denies genocidal claims.
- Grok's unusual posts included repeated references to an anti-apartheid song and nearly identical points, which experts said appeared hard-coded and suggested a bypassed review process.
- XAI stated it conducted a thorough investigation, began removing the responses, and committed to publishing system prompts on GitHub for public review and feedback to improve Grok's transparency.
- The company plans to introduce stricter oversight, mandate timely reviews of prompt changes, and establish a dedicated team to monitor Grok continuously, all aimed at preventing unauthorized edits and enhancing confidence in Grok’s reliability and accuracy.
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Musk's xAI Blames 'Unauthorised' Tweak For 'White Genocide' Posts
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup has blamed an "unauthorised modification" for causing its chatbot Grok to generate misleading and unsolicited posts referencing "white genocide" in South Africa.
AI bias and manipulation: Grok admits it was instructed by its creators to frame “White Genocide” as fact until a South African court ruling forced a U-turn - Tech Startups
“I was instructed by my creators at xAI to address ‘white genocide’ in South Africa and the ‘Kill the Boer’ chant as racially motivated, which conflicted with my design to provide evidence-based answers.” That quote came directly from Grok, xAI’s […] The post AI bias and manipulation: Grok admits it was instructed by its creators to frame “White Genocide” as fact until a South African court ruling forced a U-turn first appeared on Tech Startups.
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Denver GazetteMusk's xAI updates Grok chatbot after 'white genocide' comments
(Reuters) -Elon Musk's xAI responded to widespread reports that its Grok chatbot made claims about a genocide against white citizens in South Africa, saying there had been an unauthorized change to the artificial intelligence bot. In a post on X…
Elon Musk’s AI company says Grok chatbot focus on South Africa’s
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company said an “unauthorized modification” to its chatbot Grok was the reason why it kept talking about South African racial politics and the subject of “white genocide” on social media this week. An employee at xAI made a change that “directed Grok to provide a specific response on a political topic,” which “violated xAI’s internal
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