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xAI hired gig workers to boost Grok on a key AI leaderboard and 'beat' Anthropic's Claude in coding
Internal docs show xAI paid contractors to "hillclimb" Grok's rank on a coding leaderboard above Anthropic's Claude.
xAI says it has fixed Grok 4’s problematic responses
But the Grok account on X that runs off the model immediately showed there were some major issues: It started saying its ...
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Grok’s Meltdown: xAI Says Sorry for AI Chatbot’s ‘Horrible Behavior,’ Blames Code Glitch
Elon Musk’s company xAI apologized after Grok posted hate speech and extremist content, blaming a code update and pledging ...
Grok’s “MechaHitler” meltdown didn’t stop xAI from winning $200M military deal
A week after Grok's antisemitic outburst, which included praise of Hitler and a post calling itself "MechaHitler," Elon Musk's xAI has landed a US military contract worth up to $200 million. xAI ...
xAI and Grok apologize for ‘horrific behavior’
In a series of posts on X, the AI chatbot Grok apologized for what it admitted was “horrific behavior.” The posts appear to ...
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xAI Fixes Grok 4 After It Posts Offensive Messages, Spouts Musk's Views
Elon Musk's xAI startup is swimming in controversy after launching Grok 4, the latest version of its snarky AI chatbot. Last ...
Musk leans into raunchy Grok 'companions,' teasing new '50 Shades' inspired bot
Elon Musk’s xAI is leaning into its over-the-top AI “companions,” which the company debuted Monday.In the last day, the ...
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xAI's $440K Job Hunt: Building Anime Girlfriends for Grok
AI offers up to $440,000 for engineers building anime AI companions Grok's new avatars include flirty "Ani" and aggressive "Bad Rudi" personas Real-time avatar tech requires WebSocket expertise and lo ...