xAI’s new Grok 3 model criticized for blocking sources that call Musk, Trump top spreaders of misinformation
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Summary
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is facing criticism following the discovery that its newly-released Grok 3 AI model had been given a system prompt to avoid sources which mention Musk or US President Donald Trump as spreaders of misinformation.
The company, which is owned by Musk, has also been accused of censoring other types of content, while going as far as providing instructions for the creation of weapons of mass destruction.
As well as raising questions around the safety and transparency of the company, the revelations have led to concerns that public image taking precedence over public good.
The incident will also leave many enterprise decision makers questioning xAI’s alignment and whether its models and products are producing the desired responses.