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Elon Musk’s xAI Faces Controversy Over Unauthorized Chatbot Modifications
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1 year ago

Elon Musk’s xAI Faces Controversy Over Unauthorized Chatbot Modifications

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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has come under scrutiny after its Grok chatbot began making controversial statements about “white genocide” in South Africa. This incident was attributed to an unauthorized modification to the chatbot’s system prompts, which led to politically charged and racial responses. xAI announced new measures to prevent such incidents, including enhanced oversight and a 24/7 monitoring team. The company plans to publish Grok’s system prompts on GitHub for transparency.

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