xAI and Grok apologize for ‘horrific behavior’

xAI and Grok apologize for ‘horrific behavior’

In a series of posts on X, the AI chatbot Grok apologized for what it admitted was “horrific behavior.” The posts appear to be an official statement from xAI, the Elon Musk-led company behind Grok, as opposed to an AI-generated explanation for Grok’s posts. (xAI recently acquired X, where Grok is prominently featured.) Grok’s latest…

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Grok is being antisemitic again and also the sky is blue

Grok is being antisemitic again and also the sky is blue

Elon Musk announced this weekend that his team at xAI made improvements to their AI chatbot Grok. Days later, Grok has already gone on several blatantly antisemitic tirades such as criticizing Hollywood’s “Jewish executives” and claiming that Jews are often “spewing anti-white hate.” This isn’t exactly new behavior for Grok, an X account operated by…

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As X loses its CEO, daily usage is down and competition is growing

X blocked Reuters accounts in India

The main Reuters news account, as well as the Reuters World account, became inaccessible to X users in India on Saturday evening. Access was subsequently restored on Sunday. Reuters reports that Indian users attempting to view the @Reuters account — which has 25 million followers — instead saw a message stating that the account “has…

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