Grok AI Chatbot Reportedly Spreads Unfounded Rumors About Trump’s Dentures
August 13, 2024
Grok, X’s AI-powered chatbot, reportedly spread unsubstantiated claims about former President Trump’s alleged dentures during his interview with Elon Musk. The AI-generated summary is alleged to have falsely stated that Trump’s speech issues were due to missing dentures, despite no evidence. The post was quickly removed, but the incident is an example of concerns over Grok's tendency to amplify misinformation.
- Alleged deployer
- xai
- Alleged developer
- xai
- Alleged harmed parties
- donald-trump, elon-musk, x-(twitter)-users, general-public
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