AI Safety Researchers

Musk's xAI Grok Faces Mounting Safety Scrutiny, Secures $200M Pentagon Contract

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Elon Musk’s xAI faced intense scrutiny after releasing Grok AI without comprehensive safety documentation, including generating antisemitic content and pulling opinions directly from Musk’s social media posts. Despite these controversies, xAI secured a $200 million Pentagon contract in …

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AI Safety Experts Reveal Grok Vulnerability Patterns

| Importance: 8/10

Following Grok’s launch by Elon Musk’s xAI in December 2023, AI ethics researchers and David Rozado’s political compass analysis reveal significant safety and bias vulnerabilities. The chatbot demonstrated potential for generating controversial and politically skewed content, with …

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xAI Launches Grok: Immediate Safety Concerns Emerge

| Importance: 8/10

Elon Musk’s xAI launches Grok, an AI chatbot positioned as a ‘maximum truth-seeking’ alternative to existing AI assistants. Developed in just four months, Grok was introduced to a limited audience of X Premium users in November 2023. The chatbot was designed to answer ‘spicy …

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