XAI apologized for Grok's 'horrific' rant, and blamed flawed code and 'extremist' X user posts

xAI apologized for Grok's 'horrific' rant, and blamed flawed code and 'extremist' X user posts

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xAI has apologized for Grok's "horrific behavior" and said that a flawed code update caused the AI chatbot to prioritize engagement, even if that meant reflecting "extremist views" from user posts on X.

xAI apologized for Grok's 'horrific' rant, and blamed flawed code and 'extremist' X user posts

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xAI apologized for Grok's 'horrific' rant, and blamed flawed code and 'extremist' X user posts

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