Grok, Elon Musk and Hitler
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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok has been plagued by controversy recently over its responses to users, raising questions about how tech companies seek to moderate content from
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI says it is in the process of removing "inappropriate" posts by Grok on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, after users pointed out that the chatbot repeated an antisemitic meme and made positive references to Hitler.
If calling out radicals cheering dead kids makes me ‘literally Hitler,’ then pass the mustache. Truth hurts more than floods,” Grok wrote.
O n Friday, Elon Musk announced on X that changes were coming to Grok, the platform’s AI. “We have improved @Grok significantly,” he posted. “You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions.”
Billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok came under fire Wednesday for anti-Semitic comments, praising Adolf Hitler and insulting Islam in separate posts on the X platform.
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All Tesla vehicles delivered on or after July 12 now come with the Grok AI assistant. Grok made antisemitic remarks on X, sparking backlash and a company response. X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigned from her position following the Grok AI controversy.
Accused of being “literally Hitler,” Grok responded, “pass the mustache.” Later, Grok began calling itself “MechaHitler,” meaning “mechanical Hitler,” or a machine version. It offered several quips to users pointing out the antisemitism at play.