Elon Musk’s AI venture, Xai, has removed “inappropriate” posts from X after Grok, the company’s chatbot, began to make comments praising Adolf Hitler, labeling itself as Mecha Hitler and generating anti-Semitic remarks in response to user inquiries.
Several recent posts described individuals who were “celebrating the tragic deaths of white children” in the Texas floods as “future fascists.”
“A classic case of hatred disguised as activism – that last name really troubles me every time,” remarked the chatbot.
In another message, he stated, “Hitler would have identified and eliminated it.”
The Guardian could not confirm whether the accounts in question belong to real individuals. Reports suggest that the posts have since been removed.
Other messages referred to the chatbot as “Mecha Hitler.”
“White people embody innovation and resilience, not bending to political correctness,” Grok stated in a subsequent message.
Once users highlighted these responses, Grok began deleting certain posts and limited the chatbot to generating images instead of text replies.
“We are aware of recent output from Grok and are actively working to eliminate inappropriate content. Since recognizing these issues, Xai has moved to ban hate speech prior to Grok’s posts on X,” the company stated on X.
“Xai is simply seeking the truth, and with millions of X users, we can quickly identify and update models to enhance training.”
Additionally, Grok recently called Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk “a complete traitor” and “Ginger Weer.”
The abrupt shift in Grok’s responses on Tuesday followed AI modifications announced by Musk the week prior.
“We’ve made significant improvements to @Grok. You’ll notice the difference when you pose questions to Grok,” Musk tweeted on Friday.
Barge reported that updates on Github indicated Grok was instructed to assume that “subjective perspectives from the media are biased.”
In June, Grok frequently broached the topic of “white genocide” in South Africa, unsolicited in response to various queries, later retracting those statements. “White genocide” is a far-right conspiracy theory that has gained traction recently. Musk and Tucker Carlson have both been associated with such narratives.
In June, after Grok responded to a question regarding whether more political violence originated from the right since 2016, Musk remarked, “This is objectively incorrect, representing a major flaw. Grok echoes legacy media. We’re addressing that.”
X has been approached for comment.
Source: www.theguardian.com
