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xAI says it has fixed Grok 4’s problematic responses
xAI says it fixed the issue with Grok 4 where the model said its surname was "mechahitler."
But the Grok account on X that runs off the model immediately showed there were some major issues: it started saying its surname was “Hitler”, tweeted antisemitic messages, and seemed to reference Elon Musk’s posts when asked about controversial topics, siding with the xAI owner’s views as a result. Explaining what went wrong, xAI says when asked what its surname was, Grok searched the web and picked up on “a viral meme where it called itself ‘MechaHitler.’” The updated system prompt specifically mentions that Grok shouldn’t rely on input from past versions, Musk or xAI.
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