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There is significant evidence that Grok actually inserted information about “white genocide” in South Africa into prompts that didn't appear to be related to this topic. (www.404media.co)
submitted 1 month ago by Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] AutoPastry@sopuli.xyz 71 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Update: xAI confirmed the system prompt was modified at 3:15am PDT

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 74 points 1 month ago

Ah yes, an "unauthorized modification". It must have been the janitor pressing buttons accidentally while mopping the mainframe room.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 65 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I wonder who could have easily done that. I would say a white Afrikan with a nazi and AI obsession but this would be a totally ridiculous statement.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

Wait a minute, I think Elon Musk is white!

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 7 points 1 month ago

Interesting. As poorly as I think of X as an organization, I do hope they follow through with their open system prompt commitment. That's something that other major AI companies should be doing too.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 1 month ago

Hope someone was fired for that blunt