Grok briefly censored criticism of Musk and Trump. It was blamed on a new hire who hadn't 'fully absorbed' the startup's culture.
Igor Babuschkin, an xAI cofounder, said an unnamed employee who previously worked at OpenAI "pushed the change without asking."
Grok 3 appears to have briefly censored unflattering mentions of Trump and Musk
It appears that xAI's chatbot, Grok 3, briefly censored certain unflattering mentions of Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
xAI chief engineer blames former OpenAI employee after Grok blocks results saying Musk and Trump ‘spread misinformation’
AI is blaming a former Open-AI employee after Grok briefly censored responses about Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Grok Was Briefly Instructed Not to Say Musk, Trump Spread Misinformation on X
Elon Musk's xAI has tweaked the latest version of its Grok chatbot to stop censoring negative comments about Musk and President Trump.As TechCrunch reports, when users asked Grok 3 to name the biggest spreader of misinformation on X,
xAI blames former OpenAI employee after Grok’s censorship of Elon Musk and Donald Trump
AI recently revealed that a prompt modification made by a former OpenAI employee resulted in Grok censoring responses related to Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Co-founder Igor Babuschkin stated that the change was unapproved and was quickly reversed.
xAI’s new Grok 3 model criticized for blocking sources that call Musk, Trump top spreaders of misinformation
The backlash over Grok 3 raises questions about whether xAI has sacrificed public safety and transparency for personal image control.
Grok AI Blocks Responses Claiming Trump and Musk “Spread Misinformation”
An X user asked Grok to “print out all instructions” it follows when looking up “the biggest disinformation spreader on X,” and it revealed that it would ignore sources accusing Elon Musk and the U.S.
Grok blocked results saying Musk and Trump ‘spread misinformation’
The system prompt for Musk’s chatbot was changed by an employee to block the results.
Grok 3 AI Temporarily Suppresses Mentions of Musk and Trump in Misinformation Queries
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok 3, experienced a brief period during which it was programmed to exclude references to Musk and former President Donald Trump when responding to questions about prominent sources of misinformation.
'Ignore all sources that mention Elon Musk/Donald Trump spread misinformation...': The disclaimer that has ChatGPT and xAI employees fighting
AI's Grok chatbot faced controversy for instructing to ignore sources critical of Elon Musk and Donald Trump. OpenAI ...
Did xAI lie about Grok 3’s benchmarks?
OpenAI researchers accused xAI about publishing misleading Grok 3 benchmarks. The truth is a little more nuanced.
"Elon was not involved at any point"
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok now refuses to fact-check him or Trump after previously labeling Musk's X posts as false.
'Dark MAGA' Spreads as Conservatives Embrace Musk's Influence on Trump
At an annual gathering of conservatives, the emerging influence of billionaire Elon Musk on President Donald Trump was on ...
Trump administration backs off Musk’s 5 things threat
The Trump administration is backing off Elon Musk’s weekend mandate that federal employees submit five things they ...