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xAI says an “unauthorized” prompt change caused Grok to focus on “white genocide”
On Wednesday, the world was a bit perplexed by the Grok LLM's sudden insistence on turning practically every response toward the topic of alleged "white genocide" in South Africa. xAI now says that odd behavior was the result of "an unauthorized modification" to the Grok system prompt—the core set of directions for how the LLM should behave.
Musk's XAI Updates Grok Chatbot After 'White Genocide' Comments
(Reuters) -Elon Musk's xAI responded to widespread reports that its Grok chatbot made claims about a genocide against white citizens in South Africa, saying there had been an unauthorized change to the artificial intelligence bot. In a post on X on Thursday, xAI said it would update the system to address the problem.
"This change, which directed Grok to provide a specific response on a political topic, violated xAI's internal policies and ...
Grok, the chatbot operated by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, was providing the responses about South Africa to ...
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Much like its creator, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was preoccupied with South African racial politics on ...
Elon Musk lashes out at his AI creation Grok after it fact-checks a conspiracy theory, raising concerns about internal ...
"From the beginning, the company operated with a stunning lack of transparency that left impacted communities in the dark." ...
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