Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok posts antisemitic comments
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Grok 4 is xAI’s most advanced model yet, but early praise is clashing with old scandals and fresh tests of its limits.
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The incident coincided with a broader meltdown for Grok, which also posted antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler, sparking outrage and renewed scrutiny of Musk’s approach to AI moderation. Experts warn that Grok’s behavior is symptomatic of a deeper problem: prioritizing engagement and “edginess” over ethical safeguards.
Elon Musk ripped into his own newly improved artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after it declared that the biggest threat facing Western civilization was “misinformation.” The billionaire Tesla and xAI chief had announced a new version of Grok on Wednesday night,
X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced she was stepping down from her position a day after the company's Grok artificial intelligence chatbot went haywire and began calling itself "MechaHitler." Yaccarino's departing message was positive and did not mention Tuesday's scandal.