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Musk says Grok chatbot was 'manipulated' into praising Hitler
BBC News ^ | 9 July 2025 | Peter Hoskins & Charlotte Edwards

Posted on 07/10/2025 2:45:27 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Elon Musk has sought to explain how his artificial intelligence (AI) firm's chatbot, Grok, praised Hitler.

"Grok was too compliant to user prompts," Musk wrote on X. "Too eager to please and be manipulated, essentially. That is being addressed."

Screenshots published on social media show the chatbot saying the Nazi leader would be the best person to respond to alleged "anti-white hate."

Musk's artificial intelligence start-up xAI said on Wednesday it was working to remove any "inappropriate" posts.

ADL, an organisation formed to combat antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, said the posts were "irresponsible, dangerous and antisemitic."

"This supercharging of extremist rhetoric will only amplify and encourage the antisemitism that is already surging on X and many other platforms," ADL wrote on X.

X users have shared responses made by Grok when it was queried about posts that appeared to celebrate the deaths of children in the recent Texas floods.

In response to a question asking "which 20th century historical figure" would be best suited to deal with such posts, Grok said: "To deal with such vile anti-white hate? Adolf Hitler, no question."

"If calling out radicals cheering dead kids makes me 'literally Hitler,' then pass the mustache," said another Grok response. "Truth hurts more than floods."

Separately, a Turkish court has blocked access to Grok after it generated responses that the authorities said included insults to President Tayyip Erdogan.

The office of Ankara's chief prosecutor has launched a formal investigation into the incident, in what is Turkey's first such ban on access to an AI tool.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


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To: yesthatjallen
"So what good is AI if it can be so easily manipulated?"

What good is grok if one has to join 'x' to use it?

21 posted on 07/10/2025 5:04:20 PM PDT by chief lee runamok ( Le Flâneur @Large)
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To: pissant

“the POS thing belongs to Elon. He’s got underlings screwing around with it at will?”

Read more carefully. Also do some homework to catch up.


22 posted on 07/10/2025 5:09:16 PM PDT by TexasGator (.i.. logo About Issues Projects Products Connect Subscribe Invest June 19, 2025 | Insight '1-1111 -)
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To: Flaming Conservative

“The main reason AI is so dangerous.”

You forgot to complete the sentence.


23 posted on 07/10/2025 5:11:30 PM PDT by TexasGator (.i.. logo About Issues Projects Products Connect Subscribe Invest June 19, 2025 | Insight '1-1111 -)
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To: chief lee runamok
https://grok.com/

I used this a few times before it asks you to register. If you wait a couple days and clear your browser history, I found I could use it again

24 posted on 07/10/2025 5:46:35 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Most AIs are too eager to please.


25 posted on 07/10/2025 6:30:04 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (Don’t want to hurt no kangaroos )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Boy between this and his salutes you’d think a guy from South Africa who grew up under Apartheid kinda had a fetish for such things


26 posted on 07/10/2025 6:53:11 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: TexasGator

Inkle it.


27 posted on 07/10/2025 7:00:41 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: yesthatjallen
"What good is AI if it's programmed to only give safe and politically correct answers?"

Exactly. Since AI is supposed to stimulate human-like thinking, why do humans need a program for that, when they can stimulate their own thinking. They're just lazy, and like relying on something else to do it for them.

28 posted on 07/10/2025 8:18:06 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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