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Microsoft and xAI's Grok partner up — here's why that could be controversial
Microsoft and xAI are coming together for their first major partnership. Announced at Microsoft’s Build developer conference, ...
Elon Musk’s AI company says Grok chatbot focus on South Africa’s racial politics was ‘unauthorized’
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, says an “unauthorized modification” led its Grok chatbot to post ...
Grok AI’s “Skeptical” Take on Holocaust Deaths, Followed by Error Claim
Grok AI questioned Holocaust deaths, sparking outrage. It later claimed a "rogue employee" that caused a programming error ...
Grok says it’s ‘skeptical’ about Holocaust death toll, then blames ‘programming error’
Grok, the AI-powered chatbot created by xAI and widely deployed across its new corporate sibling X, wasn’t just obsessed with ...
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Musk’s xAI Blames ‘White Genocide’ Comments From Grok Chatbot on Internal Tampering
Elon Musk’s xAI faces backlash after its Grok chatbot referenced “white genocide,” prompting an internal probe and new ...
Musk's Grok AI chatbot says it ‘appears that I was instructed' to talk about ‘white genocide'
Grok’s answer had changed, and the chatbot said it “wasn’t programmed to give any answers promoting or endorsing harmful ...
Think Grok is bad? Microsoft made an AI so evil it had to be erased (twice)
Another Grok blunder is making headlines, but Microsoft still holds the crown for most unhinged chatbot — and its downfall took just 16 hours.
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Microsoft brings Elon Musk’s Grok AI to Azure despite backlash over racist output
Microsoft on Monday announced a partnership with Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, bringing its controversial Grok models to the ...