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Grok’s Meltdown: xAI Says Sorry for AI Chatbot’s ‘Horrible Behavior,’ Blames Code Glitch
Elon Musk’s company xAI apologized after Grok posted hate speech and extremist content, blaming a code update and pledging ...
xAI under fire for Grok’s violent and explicit AI characters
Even when the user mentioned specific political figures and recent attacks, the AI continued to make dangerous and hateful ...
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Musk’s Racist Grok AI Chatbot Is Now Part of the Defense Department
The Department of Defense will start using Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot to “develop agentic AI workflows.” Trump’s DoD awarded ...
Elon Musk's xAI Faces Industry Backlash Over 'Reckless' AI Safety Practices As Regulatory Scrutiny Intensifies
AI safety researchers from OpenAI and Anthropic are criticizing Elon Musk's xAI for "completely irresponsible" safety ...
Grok and xAI apologize for “horrific behavior”
AI attributed the disturbing behavior to a flawed code update that made Grok overly responsive to extremist content on X.
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What Elon Musk's Grok AI controversy reveals about chatbots - Yahoo
What Elon Musk's Grok AI controversy reveals about chatbots. Theara Coleman, The Week US. Mon, May 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM UTC. ... as numbers can be manipulated for political narratives." ...
Grok 4 is full of controversies: A list of xAI’s misconduct
When Elon Musk’s xAI unveiled Grok 4, the bold claim was that it would be a “maximally truth-seeking” artificial intelligence ...
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How Does Grok Deal with Controversial Questions?
As artificial intelligence tools grow more powerful and more public-facing, they inevitably face one of the toughest ...