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X’s AI bot is so dumb it can’t tell the difference between a bad game and vandalism

After misinterpreting user posts about Klay Thompson's poor shooting during an NBA game, X's AI bot Grok created a fictitious story on the social media platform's trending section.

Last night, Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson had a rough outing shooting 0 for 10 in a loss against the Sacramento Kings, ending the team’s chances of making the NBA playoffs. But Grok isn’t very smart, because it seems that after seeing user posts about a player simply missing a bunch of shots(aka shooting bricks), the bot took things literally resulting in a completely fictitious AI-generated report. After misinterpreting user posts about Klay Thompson's poor shooting during an NBA game, X's AI bot Grok created a fictitious story on the social media platform's trending section.

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