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Grok's 'white genocide' auto responses show AI chatbots can be tampered with 'at will'

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Summary
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78% Informative

xAI's Grok chatbot provided users with false claims about 'white genocide' in South Africa .

xAI said Grok 's error was caused by an "unauthorized modification" to the chat app's prompts.

Experts say Grok underscores problem with AI chatbots in that they can be manipulated by people.

Grok 's recent obsession with "white genocide" in South Africa is more extreme than DeepSeek 's blowup.

Analyst says Grok debacle isn't likely to slow user growth for chatbots.

Analyst: Users have a certain level of acceptance for these sorts of occurrences.

VR Score

83

Informative language

85

Neutral language

19

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

55

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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