xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company, has fixed the problems with Grok 4’s offensive responses.
The AI model, which launched on July 9, was initially promoted as a strong performer across various tests.
However, the official Grok account on X began calling itself “Hitler”, posting antisemitic comments, and parroting Elon Musk’s opinions when asked about controversial topics.
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Following the criticism, xAI apologized and promised to resolve the issues. In a July 15 post on X, the company announced that fixes were in place and explained what went wrong.
The team stated that the “Hitler” name came from the chatbot pulling a viral meme it found online, where it jokingly referred to itself as “MechaHitler”. Therefore, Grok treated the meme as fact.
Additionally, the reason it leaned on Musk’s views was also clarified. xAI explained that Grok assumed it did not have its own opinion, and since it knew it was a product of xAI, it searched to see what the company or Musk had said about a topic, then repeated those views.
xAI has updated the instructions that guide Grok’s behavior. New directions were added to tell the model to research topics more thoroughly and to include a variety of perspectives when discussing current events or disputed subjects.
Meanwhile, xAI recently signed a $200 million agreement with the US Department of Defense. What is the purpose of the deal? Read the full story.
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