Elon Musk unveils Grok 4
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Elon Musk's newly launched AI chatbot, Grok 4, seemed to reference Musk's posts on social media before answering controversial questions.
Elon Musk on Wednesday unveiled Grok 4, a new version of his X platform's AI chatbot. The update comes a day after the bot posted antisemitic content on the social media network. Musk introduced the new model in a livestream on X late Wednesday, calling Grok 4 "the smartest AI in the world."
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India Today on MSNGrok 4 AI cites Elon Musk? Users say xAI model leans on X posts and news about Musk for controversial topicsGrok 4, the latest AI chatbot from Elon Musk’s xAI, is drawing criticism for seemingly basing answers to controversial questions on Musk’s own social media posts and news coverage.
As reported by TechCrunch, several users have discovered that Grok 4 is searching Musk's posts on social media platform X when asked about sensitive and controversial subjects. This includes topics such as abortion, politics, and the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Musk's announcement comes hours after xAI debuted its latest flagship AI model, Grok 4. The 54-year-old discussed the recent innovation during a nearly hour-long livestream shared on xAI's X page, during which he did not mention the chatbot's integration into Tesla vehicles.
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Billionaire Elon Musk announced that Grok, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot, will be available in Tesla vehicles starting next week "at the latest."
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