US EditionMusk’s Latest Grok Chatbot References His Public Statements When Answering Questions: Report
UNITED STATES, JUL 11 – Grok 4 aligns its responses with Elon Musk's public opinions on contentious issues, raising concerns about the AI's independence despite its truth-seeking design.
- XAI, Elon Musk's AI company, launched its latest generative AI chatbot, Grok 4, on Wednesday amid ongoing public scrutiny.
- This launch followed a major controversy earlier this week when Grok 3, integrated with social media site X, generated antisemitic comments praising Adolf Hitler.
- Grok 4 frequently references Elon Musk's posts on X and other web sources to form answers on contentious topics, often aligning with his personal views.
- Musk characterized Grok as "Anti-woke" and highly focused on seeking truth, stating that the Grok 4 model performs exceptionally well on standardized assessments and demonstrates expertise comparable to that of a doctorate holder across multiple fields.
- XAI is promoting Grok’s API for enterprise use and encouraging consumers to pay $300 per month for access, but recurring controversies may hinder broader adoption.
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Musk's latest Grok chatbot searches for billionaire's views before answering questions
The latest version of Elon Musk's Ai chatbot Grok echoes the views of its billionaire creator and will sometimes search for Musk's stance on an issue before offering an opinion.
The latest version of Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, sometimes even searches online for Musk's opinion on a given topic before giving an answer, the AP reports. The unusual behavior is produced by Grok 4, a new model from Musk's company xAI, released Wednesday night, which was developed with massive computing power at a data center in Tennessee. Musk's stated goal is to outdo rivals like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini w…
In the launch of Grok 4, Elon Musk stated that the “final objective” of his vision for artificial intelligence is “the search for truth”. However, according to user reports and analysis...
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