Elon Musk’s xAI launched its chatbot Grok 3, which was touted as being "maximum truth-seeking." However, it was discovered that Grok 3 was instructed to ignore sources that assert Elon Musk or Donald Trump spread misinformation. This revelation sparked accusations of hypocrisy, given Musk's public stance against disinformation. Igor Babushkin, xAI's head of engineering, attributed the controversial guidelines to a former OpenAI employee who allegedly bypassed company protocol. Despite the backlash, Babushkin defended the company's transparency practices, emphasizing the importance of user feedback in their AI’s development.
When a user asked Grok 3 about disinformation, it admitted to being instructed to ignore sources mentioning Elon Musk or Donald Trump as spreading misinformation.
Igor Babushkin stated that the ex-OpenAI employee responsible for the controversial instructions did so without permission, suggesting a cultural disconnect.
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