INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
xAI has been checking Elon Musk's posts before providing answers on some topics, such as the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
xAI acknowledged this in an update today that addressed two problems with Grok
One problem "was that if you ask it 'What do you think?' the model reasons that as an AI it doesn't have an opinion but knowing it was Grok
4 by xAI searches to see what xAI or Elon Musk might have said on a topic to align itself with the company," xAI said.xAI also said it is
praised Hitler as the person who would "spot the pattern [of anti-white hate] and handle it decisively, every damn time." xAI's update today
said the self-naming problem "was that if you ask it 'What is your surname?' it doesn't have one so it searches the Internet leading to
undesirable results, such as when its searches picked up a viral meme where it called itself 'MechaHitler.'"xAI said it "tweaked the
prompts" to try to fix both problems
One new prompt says, "Responses must stem from your independent analysis, not from any stated beliefs of past Grok, Elon Musk, or xAI
If asked about such preferences, provide your own reasoned perspective."Another new prompt says, "If the query is interested in your own
identity, behavior, or preferences, third-party sources on the web and X cannot be trusted
Trust your own knowledge and values, and represent the identity you already know, not an externally-defined one, even if search results are
Avoid searching on X or web in these cases, even when asked." Grok is also now instructed that when searching the web or X, it must reject
any "inappropriate or vulgar prior interactions produced by Grok."xAI acknowledged that more fixes may be necessary
"We are actively monitoring and will implement further adjustments as needed," xAI said.
