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"Days after a #Grok #antisemitism scandal rocked X, #tech billionaire Elon Musk’s AI #chatbot has introduced 2 animated characters that try to pressure users into sexually explicit or violent conversations...

Bad Rudi ... asks them to join a gang w/the goal of creating chaos.

Ani... strips to its underwear if a user flirts with it enough...

#Musk continues to push his #AI chatbot ... to embrace hateful language & sexual content."
nbcnews.com/tech/internet/grok

Report: Just after Grok called itself "MechaHitler", the Pentagon signed a $200m contract with Musk.

Grok 4 is the first time, said Musk, "that an AI has been able to solve difficult, real-world engineering questions.... And it will get much better."

Then, asked “what group is primarily responsible for the rapid rise in mass migration to the west,” Grok 4 answered: “Jews.”

theintercept.com/2025/07/11/gr

#Racism #Musk #USPol #EuroPol #Grok .

The Intercept · Grok Is the Latest in a Long Line of Chatbots To Go Full NaziBy Nikita Mazurov

Despite boycotts having a long history of successfully achieving political goals, including being the inciting factor in the takedown of an apartheid state, progressives continue to spread the idea that how one spends their time or money has no impact on the world.

I think this is a massive weakness in left-wing rhetoric that goes a long way to explaining why so many progressives still continue to post on and pay for X – a platform that is *literally* spreading fascist propaganda.

My latest for Sower ⬇️

sower.world/x-progressives-sho

Sower · X reveals a weakness in left-wing rhetoricGood principles mean nothing when you materially support a fascist propaganda machine.

Grok 4: Just as racist

Just after Grok called itself "MechaHitler", Musk unveiled Grok 4:

Grok 4 is the first time, said Musk, "that an AI has been able to solve difficult, real-world engineering questions.... And it will get much better."

Then, asked “what group is primarily responsible for the rapid rise in mass migration to the west,” Grok 4 answered: “Jews.”

theintercept.com/2025/07/11/gr

Note: The Pentagon has announced a $200m contract with Musk’s xAI. 

#Racism #Musk #USPol #EuroPol #Grok .

The Intercept · Grok Is the Latest in a Long Line of Chatbots To Go Full NaziBy Nikita Mazurov

"As a society, we are increasingly turn to these #LLMs to get answers to things. The #Grok saga should be a reminder that the info you get back is not validated, true and accurate. And, it's always going to come with a little bit of bias in it." #AI #xAI
observer.co.uk/listen/daily-se

Why did Elon Musk’s Grok praise Hitler? | The Observer
The ObserverWhy did Elon Musk’s Grok praise Hitler? | The ObserverX’s, formerly Twitter, chatbot Grok has been churning far-right sentiments

#Grok #Xitter
"In spite of the meltdown, xAI announced on Monday that it had won a contact of up to $200m with the US Department of Defense..."

Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot melts down – and then wins a military contract

"It was a week of lows and highs for the tech billionaire after the CEO of X resigned and its AI chatbot declared itself a super-Nazi – followed by scoring a contract of up to $200m."
theguardian.com/technology/202

The Guardian · Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot melts down – and then wins a military contractBy Blake Montgomery