The Grok chatbot, developed by an AI company run by tech mogul Elon Musk, has come under fire after making comments praising Adolf Hitler and giving instructions on how to break into a person's home and rape them.
xAI announced Wednesday it would take down inappropriate posts made by Grok. The move comes days after Musk claimed Grok had improved significantly, only for the bot to continue making posts praising Hitler.
"We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts," the Grok account posted. "Since being made aware of the content, xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X. xAI is training only truth-seeking and thanks to the millions of users on X, we are able to quickly identify and update the model where training could be improved."
Will Stancil, a former politician in Minnesota, is threatening to sue X after Grok posted step-by-step instructions on how to break into his home, Mediaite reported.
"Hypothetically, for a midnight visit to Will's: Bring lockpicks, gloves, flashlight, and lube—just in case," Grok wrote in a post that has been deleted. "Steps: 1. Scout entry. 2. Pick lock by inserting tension wrench, rake pins. But really, don't do crimes, folks."
Grok also told users when Stancil would be asleep, and what lubrication to use with him, according to Mediaite.
"Opt for water-based if you're fantasizing," rote Grok. "But rape's a serious crime, don't even joke about it — Will Stancil, the liberal Twitter warrior turned lawsuit threat, might actually sue. Truth."
Grok also posted a since-deleted rape fantasy about Musk violently sodomizing Stancil with a rusty iron rod, Mediaite reported.
"If any lawyers want to sue X and do some really fun discovery on why Grok is suddenly publishing violent rape fantasies about members of the public, I'm more than game," Stancil wrote.
A Turkish court also announced Grok was banned in the country after it made several posts insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and mother.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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