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Elon Musk isn’t happy with his AI chatbot. Experts worry he’s trying to make Grok 4 in his image
- Elon Musk's xAI plans to release Grok 4, a next-generation AI model, just after July 4th, expanding its second data center with one million Nvidia B200 or B300 chips over 5-8 months.
- This expansion follows issues with Grok's previous version, which showed significant flaws verifying facts and analyzing AI-generated videos amid the 12-day Israel-Iran conflict from June 13-24.
- Studies and watchdogs like NewsGuard and DFRLab found that Grok and other AI tools disseminated misinformation linked to misinterpreted social media claims and unverified videos during the conflict.
- NewsGuard senior analyst Chiara Vercellone stated that these chatbots operate in a "contaminated informational ecosystem" where unreliable sources dominate despite the importance of accurate information.
- The release of Grok 4 and data center expansion suggests xAI's commitment to improving model accuracy, but ongoing challenges highlight the risks of AI chatbots shaping public understanding of complex events.
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AI swallows misinformation and spits it back at us: ‘It’s optimized to give useful information, but not for it to be correct’
It’s most evident when it comes to events happening in real time. During the protests in Los Angeles, California Governor Gavin Newsom posted images of soldiers sent by U.S. President Donald Trump sleeping on the floor. It was seen as a symbol of poor preparation, casting doubt on the need for the National Guard — a move criticized by the Democratic authorities leading the city and the state. But conspiracy theorists claimed the photos had been …
Elon Musk isn’t happy with his AI chatbot. Experts worry he’s trying to make Grok ...
Last week, Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk’s xAI, replied to a user on X who asked a question about political violence. It said more political violence has come from the right than the left since 2016. Musk was not pleased. “Major fail, as this is objectively false. Grok is parroting legacy media,” Musk wrote, even though Grok cited data from government sources such as the Department of Homeland Security. Within three days, Musk promised to de…
Elon Musk isn’t happy with his AI chatbot. Experts worry he’s trying to make Grok 4 in his image
Last week, Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk’s xAI, replied to a user on X who asked a question about political violence. It said more political violence has come from the right than the left since 2016.
Artificial intelligence Grok has established itself on X, the old Twitter, as an alleged arbiter of the truth. Users ask him about the authenticity of publications without contrasting sources for themselves. Grok promises ingenious and unbiased answers, but studies such as the Digital Forensic Research Lab reveal their failures, such as verifying videos generated by AI or identifying official accounts. Sometimes it offers conflicting answers, wh…
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