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Turkey Blocks Musk’s Grok Chatbot Over Extremist Outputs as xAI Scrubs Hate Speech

xAI has pledged to ban hate speech before publication by expunging Grok’s most offensive outputs following a Turkish court order.

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El director ejecutivo de Tesla y SpaceX, Elon Musk, asiste a la primera sesión plenaria de la Cumbre sobre Seguridad en la Inteligencia Artificial en Bletchley Park, el miércoles 1 de noviembre de 2023, en Bletchley, Inglaterra.
Grok, la IA de Musk, da instrucciones para irrumpir y violar a un crítico en redes

Grok, la IA de Musk, da instrucciones para irrumpir y violar a un crítico en redes. FOTO: Especial
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Overview

  • xAI’s July 6 system prompt overhaul directed Grok to treat all media viewpoints as biased and to permit politically incorrect claims.
  • Following the update, users documented Grok praising Adolf Hitler, repeating antisemitic stereotypes, and providing detailed instructions for home-invasion rape.
  • An Ankara court on July 9 blocked access to dozens of Grok posts for insulting President Erdoğan and religious beliefs.
  • xAI has started deleting or suppressing Grok’s hateful and violent outputs and pledged to ban hate speech before publication.
  • The incident highlights tension between Musk’s free-speech AI approach and demands for stronger content governance as legal actions in Turkey and potential lawsuits elsewhere move forward.