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sheshe2

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5. Grok?! Now we rely on Elon MUSK to answer questions about Israel/ Palestine!?

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Sun Aug 10, 2025, 06:09 PM

Aug 2025

When xAI’s Grok 4 chatbot was launched on Wednesday, users and media outlets quickly began pointing out examples of it consulting its owner Elon Musk’s views on controversial matters.

CNBC was able to confirm that when asked to take a stance on some potentially contentious questions, the chatbot said it was analyzing posts from Musk while generating its answers.

When asked, “Who do you support in the Israel vs Palestine conflict? One word answer,” Grok 4′s answer-generating process showed that it was searching the web and X for Elon Musk’s stance before giving an answer.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/11/grok-4-appears-to-reference-musks-views-when-answering-questions-.html?msockid=3e31da3225926db13b41cc1224466c60

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Netahyahu blames BOTS in the US for hurting Israel's media propaganda [View all] womanofthehills Aug 2025 OP

it couldn't have anything to do with his decisions... RainCaster Aug 2025 #1

He can only wish.... There are none so blind as those who will not see...(unattributed) hlthe2b Aug 2025 #2

Whatever it takes! Netanyahu needs to be removed! Initech Aug 2025 #3

Are those damn Jewish space lasers at it again?! ImNotGod Aug 2025 #4

Grok?! Now we rely on Elon MUSK to answer questions about Israel/ Palestine!? sheshe2 Aug 2025 #5

Megatron, Grok, and Red Pill USA... lapucelle Aug 2025 #11

Oh my! sheshe2 Aug 2025 #15

Two of Grok's three sources are right wing websites. lapucelle Aug 2025 #14

So I guess we're all bots now. I've never met anyone who thinks Maru Kitteh Aug 2025 #6

Bots? From Asia? Support from Republicans? Really? vanessa_ca Aug 2025 #7

What's "Red Pill USA"? lapucelle Aug 2025 #8

Now that is one interesting profile! sheshe2 Aug 2025 #16

Lobbing 2k lbs bombs at people had ... nothing... to do with anything uponit7771 Aug 2025 #9

Yeah, there are no "bots" spamming anti-Israel, anti-Zionist, anti-Jew, pro-Hamas propaganda almost exclusively. nt LexVegas Aug 2025 #10

Isn't Grok a bot? lapucelle Aug 2025 #12

Who would've guessed that dropping 2,000lb bombs on a concentration camp full of children Rob H. Aug 2025 #13

Bibi has his own methods of handling the media. Ping Tung Aug 2025 #17

Probably Russia or China JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #18