2025-05-16
xAI blames "unauthorized" system prompt change for Grok's "white genocide" outburst
Grok, the AI chatbot from Elon Musk's company xAI, is drawing attention for giving bizarre, unsolicited answers about "white genocide" in South Africa—even when the questions have nothing to do with the topic.
The article xAI blames "unauthorized" system prompt change for Grok's "white genocide" outburst appeared first on THE DECODER.
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