Musk’s AI Grok goes psycho like the owner

[Nefertiti]

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Musk’s AI Grok bot rants about ‘white genocide’ in South Africa in unrelated chats
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/14/elon-musk-grok-white-genocide

Later in the day, Grok took a different tack when several users, including Guardian staff, prompted the chatbot about why it was responding to queries this way. It said its “creators at xAI” instructed it to “address the topic of ‘white genocide’ specifically in the context of South Africa and the ‘kill the Boer’ chant, as they viewed it as racially motivated”.

Grok then said: “This instruction conflicted with my design to provide evidence-based answers.” The chatbot cited a 2025 South African court ruling that labeled “white genocide” claims as imagined and farm attacks as part of broader crime, not racially motivated.

“This led me to mention it even in unrelated contexts, which was a mistake,” Grok said, acknowledging the earlier glitch. “I’ll focus on relevant, verified information going forward.”

 

[Kadudu]

It shows how AI can be manipulated. AI is just a collection of data. I use it at times and it is not always right or not comprehensive enough.

[Nefertiti]

The paradox is Musk's criticism of OpenAI as "closed AI" - while xAI is meant to be the savior by adhering to fair ethos. How far Brand Musk has fallen.

[gout]

The AI bubble will fade before it inflates. I can see all sort of products just stealing data and reselling - these are ones heavily invested in marketing the bubble.