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Musk’s Grok 4 launches one day after chatbot generated Hitler praise on X
xAI claims new multi-agent model hits top benchmarks as Nazi controversy lingers.
According to Musk, Grok 4 Heavy "spawns multiple agents in parallel" that "compare notes and yield an answer," simulating a study group approach. The release timing proved particularly noteworthy given the events of the preceding 48 hours on Musk's X social media platform, which included multiple instances of the chatbot labeling itself as "MechaHitler." But that achievement has been inextricably linked to Musk, who has seemingly guided the application of his AI models (in the form of "Grok" chatbot assistants on X and in the Grok app) through a series of controversies over the past few years that include potentially using OpenAI models to generate training data, producing uncensored image outputs, making up fake news based on X user jokes, and allowing explicit abusive voice chats in its app, among others.
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