Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company said the “fraud fix” to chatbot Grok was the reason they continued to talk about the subject of “white genocide” in South Africa this week on racial politics and social media.
Xai employees “violated Xai’s internal policies and core values” and “instructed Grok to provide a specific response on political topics,” the company made changes in a statement posted late Thursday, pledging reforms.
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