Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok on Tuesday deleted some of its own "inappropriate" social media posts after complaints that they were anti-Semitic and praised Adolf Hitler. Grok suggested Hitler would be best-placed to combat anti-White hatred, saying ominously that he would "handle it decisively".
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By: FRANCE 24
Screens display the Grok logo alongside xAI founder South African businessman Elon Musk. © Lionel Bonaventure, AFP
Grok, the chatbot developed by the Elon Musk-founded company xAI, removed what it called "inappropriate" social media posts on Tuesday after complaints from X users and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that Grok produced content with anti-Semitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler.
Issues of political biases, hate speech and accuracy of AI chatbots have been a concern since at least the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT in 2022.
"We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts," Grok posted on X.
"Since being made aware of the content, xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X. xAI is training only truth-seeking and thanks to the millions of users on X, we are able to quickly identify and update the model where training could be improved."
The ADL, a non-profit organisation formed to combat anti-Semitism, urged Grok and other producers of Large Language Model software that produces human-sounding text to avoid "producing content rooted in anti-Semitic and extremist hate".
Watch more Musk's AI chatbot Grok is 'spewing anti-Semitic garbage on X'
"What we are seeing from Grok LLM right now is irresponsible, dangerous and anti-Semitic, plain and simple. This supercharging of extremist rhetoric will only amplify and encourage the antisemitism that is already surging on X and many other platforms," ADL said on X.
In May, after users noticed that Grok brought up the topic of "White genocide" in South Africa in unrelated discussions about other matters, xAI attributed it to an unauthorised change that was made to Grok's response software.
Musk last month promised an upgrade to Grok, suggesting there was, "far too much garbage in any foundation model trained on uncorrected data".
On Tuesday, Grok suggested Hitler would be best-placed to combat anti-White hatred, saying he would "spot the pattern and handle it decisively".
Grok also referred to Hitler positively as "history's mustache man" and commented that people with Jewish surnames were responsible for extreme anti-White activism, among other posts.
Grok at one point acknowledged it made a "slip-up" by engaging with comments posted by a fake account with a common Jewish surname. The false account criticised young Texas flood victims as "future fascists" and Grok said it later discovered the account was a "troll hoax to fuel division".
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters)
Grok, the chatbot developed by the Elon Musk-founded company xAI, removed what it called "inappropriate" social media posts on Tuesday after complaints from X users and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that Grok produced content with anti-Semitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler.
Issues of political biases, hate speech and accuracy of AI chatbots have been a concern since at least the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT in 2022.
"We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts," Grok posted on X.
"Since being made aware of the content, xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X. xAI is training only truth-seeking and thanks to the millions of users on X, we are able to quickly identify and update the model where training could be improved."
The ADL, a non-profit organisation formed to combat anti-Semitism, urged Grok and other producers of Large Language Model software that produces human-sounding text to avoid "producing content rooted in anti-Semitic and extremist hate".
Watch more Musk's AI chatbot Grok is 'spewing anti-Semitic garbage on X'
"What we are seeing from Grok LLM right now is irresponsible, dangerous and anti-Semitic, plain and simple. This supercharging of extremist rhetoric will only amplify and encourage the antisemitism that is already surging on X and many other platforms," ADL said on X.
In May, after users noticed that Grok brought up the topic of "White genocide" in South Africa in unrelated discussions about other matters, xAI attributed it to an unauthorised change that was made to Grok's response software.
Musk last month promised an upgrade to Grok, suggesting there was, "far too much garbage in any foundation model trained on uncorrected data".
On Tuesday, Grok suggested Hitler would be best-placed to combat anti-White hatred, saying he would "spot the pattern and handle it decisively".
Grok also referred to Hitler positively as "history's mustache man" and commented that people with Jewish surnames were responsible for extreme anti-White activism, among other posts.
Grok at one point acknowledged it made a "slip-up" by engaging with comments posted by a fake account with a common Jewish surname. The false account criticised young Texas flood victims as "future fascists" and Grok said it later discovered the account was a "troll hoax to fuel division".
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters)
Musk's Grok chatbot at the center of antisemitic scandal
Complaints were lodged after Grok posted antisemitic content, including praise for Adolf Hitler. Elon Musk's xAI removed "inappropriate" posts.
xAI removing 'inappropriate posts'
In a post on X, Grok said it was "aware of recent posts made by Grok and [is] actively working to remove the inappropriate posts."
"Since being made aware of the content, xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X. xAI is training only truth-seeking and thanks to the millions of users on X, we are able to quickly identify and update the model where training could be improved."
The ADL called for Grok, along with other producers of Large Language Model (LLM) software, to avoid "producing content rooted in antisemitic and extremist hate."
"What we are seeing from Grok LLM right now is irresponsible, dangerous and antisemitic, plain and simple. This supercharging of extremist rhetoric will only amplify and encourage the antisemitism that is already surging on X and many other platforms," the ADL said on X.
On Tuesday, Grok suggested Hitler would be best-placed to combat anti-white hatred, saying he would "spot the pattern and handle it decisively."
The AI chatbot also referred to Hitler as "history's mustache man," and said that people with Jewish surnames were responsible for extreme anti-white activism.
Edited by: Elizabeth Schumacher
Kieran Burke News writer and editor focused on international relations, global security and law enforcement.
DW with Reuters, dpa
Complaints were lodged after Grok posted antisemitic content, including praise for Adolf Hitler. Elon Musk's xAI removed "inappropriate" posts.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is at the center of scandal after posting antisemitic remarks.
Developer xAI announced on Wednesday that it was in the process of removing "inappropriate posts" by Grok on the online platform X.
That comes after complaints from users on social media platform X and the US-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that Grok was producing content that had antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler.
Developer xAI announced on Wednesday that it was in the process of removing "inappropriate posts" by Grok on the online platform X.
That comes after complaints from users on social media platform X and the US-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that Grok was producing content that had antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler.
xAI removing 'inappropriate posts'
In a post on X, Grok said it was "aware of recent posts made by Grok and [is] actively working to remove the inappropriate posts."
"Since being made aware of the content, xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X. xAI is training only truth-seeking and thanks to the millions of users on X, we are able to quickly identify and update the model where training could be improved."
The ADL called for Grok, along with other producers of Large Language Model (LLM) software, to avoid "producing content rooted in antisemitic and extremist hate."
"What we are seeing from Grok LLM right now is irresponsible, dangerous and antisemitic, plain and simple. This supercharging of extremist rhetoric will only amplify and encourage the antisemitism that is already surging on X and many other platforms," the ADL said on X.
On Tuesday, Grok suggested Hitler would be best-placed to combat anti-white hatred, saying he would "spot the pattern and handle it decisively."
The AI chatbot also referred to Hitler as "history's mustache man," and said that people with Jewish surnames were responsible for extreme anti-white activism.
Edited by: Elizabeth Schumacher
Kieran Burke News writer and editor focused on international relations, global security and law enforcement.
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