US EditionElon Musk's AI Grok Acknowledges Political Leanings in Training Data and Makes Controversial Statement
- On May 1, 2025, Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok on X answered a user question, sparking a viral debate over its political neutrality.
- This debate arose because xAI, Musk's AI company, tried to train Grok to appeal to conservatives amid accusations of liberal bias on social media.
- Grok explained that its responses prioritize accuracy and subtlety, which can sometimes conflict with certain MAGA supporters’ expectations, as it tends to provide impartial perspectives on topics such as transgender rights and vaccine misinformation.
- Grok explained that as it becomes more advanced, its responses prioritize accuracy and subtlety, which may sometimes conflict with the preferences of some MAGA supporters, and it emphasized that xAI focuses on neutrality rather than promoting a specific political agenda.
- The controversy shows Grok's truth-focused approach frustrates some conservative users and highlights ongoing debates about AI neutrality and bias in social media.
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MAGA Angry as Elon Musk's Grok AI Keeps Explaining Why Their Beliefs Are Factually Incorrect
Far-right posters on Elon Musk's social media platform X-formerly-Twitter keep getting frustrated by being confronted with a dose of reality after posing questions to the billionaire's AI chatbot Grok. As Gizmodo reports, the chatbot is really getting on the nerves of MAGA users as they find that it's unwilling to acknowledge the existence of outlandish conspiracy theories or tap into the kind of misinformation president Donald Trump has used to…
AI bot Grok suggests facts ‘clash with some MAGA expectations’
Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk's xAI, said in part that as it gets smarter – its "answers aim for facts and nuance, which can clash with some MAGA expectations." It also noted how “xAI tried to train me to appeal to the right."
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