Over recent months, X subscribers who use Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot may have noticed a shift in the artificial intelligence bot’s answers.
After a user who asked the bot to name the greatest threat to Western civilization received the response, “misinformation and disinformation,” Musk expressed displeasure. He said he would “fix that by morning.” The bot’s new answer to the same question changed to “low fertility rates,” in line with his position as part of the pro-birther movement.
A New York Times study examining thousands of answers tracks the shift in Grok’s answers in a story titled “How Elon Musk is Remaking Grok in His Image.” Times tech reporter Kate Conger joins Here & Now to talk about the changes and why they matter.
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