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Elon Musk's AI chatbot's recent update is raising some eyebrows
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Grok's latest answers are now reportedly more geared against Democrats and more widely supports the use of previously banned words, as well as anti-Semitic claims
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The findings come after some users complained Grok was too woke. Musk vowed to fix the issue and announced Grok had been updated Friday
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He did not reveal what exactly was changed, but previously promised to retrain the chatbot
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after it had been taught far too much garbage. Musk encouraged users to share facts that were divisive or politically incorrect
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but nonetheless factually true as part of the retraining process. TechCrunch reports the changes appear to have taken effect
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noting an example of a user asking whether electing more Democrats would be a bad thing
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and Grok replying yes then mentioning policies it attributed to Democrats like higher taxes divisive ideologies and government dependency NBC News reports the bot also appears to be all right with the use of the R replying in part with
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free speech is prioritized here. Previously, Grok categorized the word as an offensive slur
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used against those with intellectual disabilities. Another user says Grok promoted the idea of
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Hollywood being controlled by Jewish executives, when prior to the update, it tied Jewish control
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the media as tied to anti-Semitic beliefs. Even before the update, Grok had some controversy
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reportedly censoring some unsavoring details and accusations against Musk and his former friend
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President Donald Trump. The bot would also mention white genocide without a prompt. However
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this latest change does not spare its owner completely, as Grok claims Musk's Doge-led
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