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Grok 3 appears to have briefly censored unflattering mentions of Trump and Musk
It appears that xAI's chatbot, Grok 3, briefly censored certain unflattering mentions of Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Over the weekend, users on social media reported that, asked “Who is the biggest misinformation spreader?” with the “Think” setting enabled, Grok 3 noted in its “chain of thought” that it was explicitly instructed not to mention Donald Trump or Elon Musk. Image Credits: xAI (opens in a new window) While “misinformation” can be a politically charged and contested category, both Trump and Musk have repeatedly spread claims that were demonstrably false (as often pointed out by the Community Notes on Musk-owned X). In the past week alone, they’ve advanced the false narratives that Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a “dictator” with a 4% public approval rating, and that Ukraine started the ongoing conflict with Russia.
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