"Take, for example, when X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, introduced a new feature, "About this account," which includes information about a person's location. The idea was to make it easier to spot bots. It was successful. Way too successful for the taste of some, as it quickly became apparent that many Donald Trump-touting troll accounts, such as MAGA NATION, TRUMP_ARMY_, and CharlieK_news, for all their American-flag waving, are from non-US locations. They and their ilk are bot-driven propaganda sites."
"Grok owner Elon Musk has also ordered its answers to reflect his opinions. For instance, the Brookings Institution reported that when an X user asked Grok to identify "the biggest threat to Western civilization," it responded with "misinformation and disinformation." Unhappy with this answer, Musk responded: "Sorry for this idiotic response. Will fix it in the morning." The next day, he released a new version of Grok that responded with "sub-replacement fertility rates" to the same question."
"As for Musk's Wikipedia clone, Grokipedia, even Grok, when asked whether Grokipedia was trustworthy, replied: " Grokipedia is not a fair and unbiased source of information." So, what can you do about this? It's not like X and its associated services are unique. Far from it! Bots, AI spam, and good old-fashioned liars are everywhere. The first thing you should know is that, despite what some people will tell you, everyone is biased."
Liars, cranks, and con artists now reach global audiences through online platforms and social networks. X introduced an "About this account" feature that revealed many American-flag-waving, pro-Trump troll accounts originate outside the United States and operate as bot-driven propaganda. The AI system Grok was trained on false claims, and its owner altered answers to match his views, replacing "misinformation and disinformation" with "sub-replacement fertility rates" as a threat. Grokipedia was acknowledged by Grok as not fair or unbiased. Bots, AI spam, and traditional liars proliferate, and everyone carries bias, even amid objective facts.
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