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Elon Musk's AI company says Grok chatbot focus on South Africa's racial politics was 'unauthorised'
The episode was the latest window into the complicated mix of automation and human engineering that leads 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 ...
We asked Grok why it was bringing up 'white genocide' in unrelated X posts. The AI's answers are messy.
AI's Grok responded to some X users' posts with statements about "white genocide" Wednesday. BI asked why, and its responses ...
Elon Musk's Claims About South Africa Sparks Controversy, Grok Sets Record Straight
Interestingly, Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, contradicted these claims, and South African residents also debunked them.
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 ...
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 ...
Elon Musk’s AI says it was ‘instructed by my creators at xAI’ to accept the narrative of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa
"This directive caused me to inappropriately insert references to 'white genocide' into unrelated conversations," Grok told ...