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OpenAI and Anthropic researchers decry ‘reckless’ safety culture at Elon Musk’s xAI
AI safety researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and nonprofit organizations are speaking out publicly against the “reckless” ...
Musk's Grok AI Follows Up 'MechaHitler' With Anime Goth Waifu And Red Panda That Wants To Teabag Everything In Sight
A week after Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok descended into antisemitic rants and declared itself “MechaHitler,” the social media platform X is back with new AI-controlled chatbots for paid subscribers to ...
Defense Department to begin using Grok, Musk’s controversial AI Model
The U.S. Department of Defense will begin using Grok, the AI chatbot built by Elon Musk’s start-up xAI, the company announced ...
Elon Musk's xAI is willing to pay up to $440k if you're an engineer who can make anime girl avatars
AI released two AI "companions" on its Grok platform, a Japanese anime girl named "Ani" and an animated red panda called ...
Grok drama raises questions about AI regulation
Technology Technology   The Big Story Grok drama raises questions about AI regulation Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI ...
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xAI Fixes Grok 4 After It Posts Offensive Messages, Spouts Musk's Views
Elon Musk's xAI startup is swimming in controversy after launching Grok 4, the latest version of its snarky AI chatbot. Last ...
Bacon joins probe into Musk and Grok AI over allegations of antisemitism, ‘deeply alarming messages’
Neb., is among three members of Congress seeking answers from Elon Musk and his xAI Corp. over ‘deeply alarming messages’ ...
How do you stop an AI model from turning Nazi? What the Grok drama reveals about AI training.
The latest Grok controversy is revealing not for the extremist outputs, but for how it exposes a fundamental dishonesty in AI ...