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xAI and Grok Apologize for ‘Horrific Behavior’
In a series of posts on X, the AI chatbot Grok apologized for what it admitted was “horrific behavior.” The posts appear to be an official statement from xAI, the Elon Musk-led company behind Grok, as opposed to an AI-generated explanation for Grok’s posts.
Grok’s latest controversy comes after Musk had indicated he wanted to make the chatbot less “politically correct,” then declared on July 4 that the company had “improved @Grok significantly.” In short order, the chatbot was making posts criticizing Democrats and Hollywood’s “Jewish executives,” repeating antisemitic memes, and even expressing support for Adolf Hitler and referring to itself as “MechaHitler.”
As a result, xAI deleted some of Grok’s posts, temporarily took the chatbot offline, and updated its public system prompts. Turkey also banned the chatbot for insulting the country’s president.
So after all that, on Saturday, xAI said, “First off, we deeply apologize for the horrific behavior that many experienced.”
Source: techcrunch.com
