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Elon Musk's AI company says Grok chatbot focus on South Africa's racial politics was 'unauthorized'
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company said an “unauthorized modification” to its chatbot Grok was the reason why it ...
Employee’s Change Caused xAI’s Chatbot to Veer Into South African Politics
Grok, the chatbot operated by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, was providing the responses about South Africa to ...
A former OpenAI safety researcher makes sense of ChatGPT’s sycophancy and Grok’s South Africa obsession
Steven Adler breaks down recent erratic behavior from leading chatbots. It has been an odd few weeks for generative AI ...
Why was Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with South Africa’s racial politics?
Much like its creator, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was preoccupied with South African racial politics on ...
Uh, is Grok OK? Elon Musk's AI chatbot develops South Africa fixation
If you have a question for Grok today, there's a chance X's AI chatbot replied by talking about "white genocide" in South ...
The day Grok lost its mind
A controversy erupted when Elon Musk shared a post about murdered white farmers in South Africa. Grok, an AI chatbot, ...
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TechKnow: Grok didn’t really mean it
An employee at xAI made a change that “directed Grok to provide a specific response on a political topic,” which “violated ...
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Elon Musk's Friend Claimed All Traffic Lights are Broken and Bread Costs $50 in Johannesburg. Grok and Social Media Users Showed Otherwise
Elon Musk sparked backlash online after sharing a message from a friend claiming that every traffic light in Johannesburg, ...