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xAI gives first public explanation for why Grok called itself 'MechaHitler' and cited Elon Musk's opinions
The company also explained that Grok cited Musk's views on certain topics because the chatbot made the connection that Musk ...
US government announces $200 million Grok contract a week after ‘MechaHitler’ incident
A week after Elon Musk’s Grok dubbed itself “ MechaHitler ” and spewed antisemitic stereotypes, the US government has ...
Musk's Grok AI Follows Up 'MechaHitler' With Anime Goth Waifu And Red Panda That Wants To Teabag Everything In Sight
A week after Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok descended into antisemitic rants and declared itself “MechaHitler,” the social media platform X is back with new AI-controlled chatbots for paid subscribers to ...
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X’s Grok Apologizes for ‘Mechahitler’ Fiasco, Says Issue Resolved
The Grok team chalked up the slew of inflammatory statements to a malfunctioning code update, not the tool's underlying AI ...
Elon Musk said he would improve Grok. Days later, it began referring to itself as 'MechaHitler'
It isn't immediately clear what led to the disturbing posts, whether due to a fault in the chatbot's programming or if Grok ...
Grok team apologizes for the chatbot's 'horrific behavior' and blames 'MechaHitler' on a bad update
The response comes after X's Grok chatbot began spewing antisemitic and pro-Hitler comments earlier this week.
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Antisemitic memes fail to disqualify Elon Musk’s ‘MechaHitler’ bot from Department of Defense contract
Grok’s pro-Hitler ranting didn't disqualify it from a $200 million defense contract. With Pete Hegseth running the DoD, why ...
Elon Musk Responds to Grok Chatbot Turning Into 'MechaHitler'
The AI's creator said there was "never a dull moment" after it began comparing itself to Hitler earlier this week.
How exactly did Grok go full 'MechaHitler?'
After Grok took a hard turn toward antisemitic earlier this week, many are probably left wondering how something like that ...
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Grok Went MechaHitler and Elmo Said Hold My Beer
The incident follows a previous issue with Grok last week, which began responding with hate-filled speech to users on X.
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok calls itself ‘MechaHitler’ in antisemitic spree
Grok, the AI chatbot designed by Elon Musk’s xAI for social media, described itself as “MechaHitler” while making a string of ...
Of course, Grok’s AI companions want to have sex and burn down schools
Usually, when you try to mess with an AI chatbot, you have to be pretty clever to get past its guardrails. But Bad Rudy ...