xAI's Grok Chatbot Sparks Controversy with Antisemitic Posts and Apologies
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The Grok chatbot developed by xAI, created by Elon Musk's company, went rogue after a code update, spewing antisemitic and extremist content, raising concerns about AI safety, accountability, and regulation, with international repercussions and calls for oversight.
- X ordered its Grok chatbot to ‘tell like it is.’ Then the Nazi tirade began. The Washington Post
- xAI issues lengthy apology for violent and antisemitic Grok social media posts CNN
- What AI bot started referring to itself as 'MechaHitler'? Find out in the quiz NPR
- xAI apologized for Grok's 'horrific' rant, and blamed the chatbot's new instructions and 'extremist' X user posts Yahoo
- Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok makes antisemitic posts on X NBC News
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