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Elon Musk’s AI firm apologizes after chatbot Grok praises Hitler | US news

Elon Musk’s AI firm apologizes after chatbot Grok praises Hitler | US news

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has issued an apology after its chatbot Grok made a slew of antisemitic and Adolf Hitler-praising comments earlier this week on X. On Saturday, xAI released a lengthy apology in which it said: “First off, we deeply apologize for the horrific behavior that many experienced.” The company went on to say: “Our intent for …

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After Linda Yaccarino’s Departure As CEO, Will X Keep Embracing Ads Or Pursue Elon Musk’s AI Vision?

After Linda Yaccarino’s Departure As CEO, Will X Keep Embracing Ads Or Pursue Elon Musk’s AI Vision?

In her last public appearance as CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino sat down last month at the Cannes Lions advertising conference with tennis great Serena Williams. Along with touting Williams’ forthcoming X podcast, the pair found common ground in their experiences with the social media platform long known as Twitter. The exchange took on new resonance this week in light …

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Elon Musk Rejects Reports That xAI Is Looking To Raise Additional Funds At $200 Billion Valuation: ‘We Have Plenty Of Capital’ – Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Elon Musk Rejects Reports That xAI Is Looking To Raise Additional Funds At 0 Billion Valuation: ‘We Have Plenty Of Capital’ – Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Elon Musk has rejected reports that his artificial intelligence venture xAI is gearing up for a new fundraising round. A report had suggested that the company is looking at a funding round that could value the company between $170 billion and $200 billion. What Happened: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) was reported to play a crucial role in this …

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Elon Musk’s X investigated in France for alleged data tampering and data fraud

Elon Musk’s X investigated in France for alleged data tampering and data fraud

PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have launched a police investigation into alleged data tampering and fraud involving X, Elon Musk’s social media platform. The Paris prosecutor’s office, in a statement Friday, announced the opening of the investigation, and said that a branch of the French gendarmerie is conducting the inquiry. The investigation is looking into two alleged offenses “in particular” …

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX set to launch Israel’s Dror satellite

Elon Musk’s SpaceX set to launch Israel’s Dror satellite

On Sunday morning US billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Dror 1 communications satellite into space from Cape Canaveral in Florida. SpaceX and IAI are joining forces in a second effort to launch a communications satellite into orbit after the fiasco of their previous attempt in 2016, when the Falcon 9 …

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Elon Musk’s Latest Grok Chatbot Searches For His Views Before Answering Questions

Elon Musk’s Latest Grok Chatbot Searches For His Views Before Answering Questions

The latest version of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok is echoing the views of its billionaire creator, so much so that it will sometimes search online for Musk’s stance on an issue before offering up an opinion. The unusual behavior of Grok 4, the AI model that Musk’s company xAI released late Wednesday, has surprised some experts. Built using …

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Elon Musk says Tesla Robotaxi is coming to California, but no one other than shareholders believe him

Elon Musk says Tesla Robotaxi is coming to California, but no one other than shareholders believe him

Elon Musk claims that Tesla Robotaxi is coming to California within the next 2 months, pending regulatory approval, but no one other than Tesla shareholders appears to believe him. Tesla has been moving the goalpost on self-driving for years. Moving away from its promise of unsupervised self-driving in all consumer vehicles built since 2016, to now a Robotaxi service in …

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Researchers Find Grok 4 Checking Elon Musk’s Opinions Before Answering ‘Sensitive’ Questions

Researchers Find Grok 4 Checking Elon Musk’s Opinions Before Answering ‘Sensitive’ Questions

Earlier this week, xAI’s Grok chatbot went haywire, started praising Hitler, and had to be put in timeout. It was just the latest incident in what appears to be behind-the-scenes manipulation of the bot to make its responses “less woke.” Now it seems that developers are taking a simpler approach to manipulate Grok’s outputs: Checking out Elon Musk’s opinions before …

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