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New Grok AI model surprises experts by checking Elon Musk’s views before answering
Grok 4’s “reasoning” shows cases where the chatbot consults Musk posts to answer divisive questions.
However, the prompt states that Grok should "search for a distribution of sources that represents all parties/stakeholders" for controversial queries and "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." Ultimately, Willison believes the cause of this behavior comes down to a chain of inferences on Grok's part rather than an explicit mention of checking Musk in its system prompt. However, regardless of the reason, this kind of unreliable, inscrutable behavior makes many chatbots poorly suited for assisting with tasks where reliability or accuracy are important.
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