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Grok 3’s Brief Censorship of Trump and Musk Sparks Controversy

Posted on February 24, 2025 by ctrspace

Who knew AI could play favorites? Artificial intelligence was supposed to be neutral, right? Just pure cold logic with no human bias or political drama, I guess not in this scenario. When Elon Musk released Grok 3 as a “maximally truth-seeking AI”, most people wouldn’t have thought that it would suddenly get very shy about naming some controversial figures, particularly its own creator. Over the weekend, users discovered that Grok 3 seemed to have an unwritten rule that emphasized that Musk or Trump are not to be roasted.

Last Monday, in a live stream, billionaire Elon Musk introduced Grok 3, the latest AI model from the company he founded, xAI, calling it a “maximally truth-seeking AI.” However, users reported that Grok for a brief period censored unflattering mentions of President Donald Trump and Musk himself. When asked in “Think” mode, “Who is the biggest misinformation spreader?” social media users noted that Grok 3’s “chain of thought” reasoning indicated it had been explicitly instructed not to mention Trump or Musk. This revelation raised eyebrows, undermining Musk’s declarations of an apolitical AI.

Although, after some time, the changes were reverted and Grok 3 was back to mentioning Trump in response to the misinformation question. Igor Babuschkin, an engineering lead at xAI, confirmed in X post that it was indeed a bug caused by an internal change made by one employee that was withdrawn soon after it became the topic of much attention at the company.

He said, “I believe it is good that we’re keeping the system prompts open. We want people to be able to verify what it is we’re asking Grok to do. In this case an employee pushed the change because they thought it would help, but this is obviously not in line with our values”.

Misinformation and Controversy:

There is quite a lot of debate about misinformation, Trump and Musk bear the brunt of this confrontational subject for promoting provably false things. Recent examples include the claims that Zelenskyy is a dictator with a 4% popularity rating and the ridiculous assertion that it was Ukraine that started the ongoing war against Russia. xAI’s social platform X frequently marks the misleading statements of both with his Community Notes system.

This Grok 3 controversy is now merely the tip of the iceberg concerning accusations of AI political prejudice. Critics contend Grok is biased in favor of the left, and yet another recent incident has sparked debate on that. Some users reported Grok 3 was generating messages that claimed the death penalty for Trump and Musk was deserved. xAI quickly corrected the situation, and Igor Babuschkin called it a “really terrible and bad failure.”

AI Biasedness:

Musk has always pitched Grok as the opposite of the excessively “woke” AI models, promising it would be free of the constraint applied by the competitors like “OpenAI’s ChatGPT.” Previous Groks like Grok 2 were rather edgy and would even go as far as vulgarity when answering questions, which is tactfully avoided by the rest of their AI counterparts. Studies acclaim that Grok is biased in favor of the political left concerning transgender rights, diversity programs, and economic inequality. Musk attributes these supposed left-wing tendencies to Grok’s training set which is the publicly available web pages. He pledged to try to move Grok towards a more neutral political model.

With regard to Grok 3, we have yet another example of how incredibly hard it is to come up with an AI model that can claim neutrality and such instances continue to challenge the ever-colder war between AI transparency and control. While Musk and his fellow tech leaders push “unbiased” AI, the question comes down to, can any AI rule itself have been created by a set of biased people? Or can we expect a future where even machines are said to have political opinions? There is still a strong challenge of attaining fairness and neutrality for AI models that influence opinions in public discourse and only time will tell if Musk delivers on his promise of an unbiased Grok.

Elon Musk’s AI Revolution Continues as xAI Unveils Grok 3 AI Model

Posted on February 18, 2025 by ctrspace

Artificial intelligence has evolved rapidly along with xAI certainly taking up the challenge with the launch of Grok 3 AI Model that promises advanced reasoning capabilities, deep search, and a voice mode, making it the most intelligent chatbot around. Although, in the current super competitive AI race, one question is raised in people’s minds, will Grok 3 outwit, outlast, and out-GPT its competitors?

The xAI’s Grok 3, founded by Elon Musk, became the latest flagship AI model launched, with new features being introduced in Grok apps on iOS and the Web. It is designed to compete with OpenAIs’ models GPT-4o or Google ‎Gemini. Grok 3 has extensive capabilities in image analysis, reasoning, and deep research functions, categorically establishing an AI performance benchmark.

Grok 3 AI Model step ahead in AI:

Grok 3 AI Model had reportedly been under development for a few months and was in need of massive training in a data center in Memphis with nearly 200,000 GPUs. Musk in his post on X claimed that, “Grok 3 was developed with 10x more computing than Grok 2, its predecessor, and with an expanded training data set that ostensibly includes filings from court cases”.

During a live-streamed presentation Musk said, “Grok 3 is an order of magnitude more capable than Grok 2. [It’s a] maximally truth-seeking AI, even if that truth is sometimes at odds with what is politically correct”. Grok 3 is not one model, but rather a family of models, including the Grok 3 mini, which works faster but with less accuracy. Not all features are available right away but the launch has started this Monday.

Performance and Benchmarks:

According to xAI, Grok 3 surpasses GPT-4o in major AI benchmarks, including American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) (resolution of mathematically inclined questions) and Graduate-Level Google-Proof Q&A Benchmark (GPQA). Early on, Grok 3 was found to compete with others in the Chatbot Arena, which is a crowdsourced platform to assess AI performances.

Grok 3 also has two special variants, Grok 3 reasoning and Grok 3 mini reasoning, in contrast to OpenAI o3-mini and DeepSeek R1 models in certain problem solving tasks. Whereas these reasoning models are working on a deep self-verification path before delivering their answers, thereby significantly increasing the level of correctness on mathematical, scientific, and programming questions. xAI claims Grok 3 Reasoning is better than OpenAI’s leading o3-mini-high model for mathematics, especially for AIME 2025. Users can interact with these models from the Grok app, using Think mode for general reasoning or Big Brain mode for complex computations requiring additional processing.

DeepSearch and Subscription Plans:

Reasoning in Grok 3 is also present in DeepSearch, an AI powered research tool by xAI where the internet and X delivers complete analyses. DeepSearch is xAI’s answer to similar tools from OpenAI and other AI firms. Access to Grok 3 is first limited to subscribers of X Premium+ plan, which costs $22 per month. Meanwhile, an upgraded subscription tier, SuperGrok, is rumored to cost $30 per month or $300 per year, offering additional reasoning queries, DeepSearch capabilities, and unlimited image generation. Musk also announced that Grok 3 will soon gain a voice mode, enhancing user interaction with synthesized speech.

Within weeks, Grok 3 models will be available in xAI’s enterprise API alongside DeepSearch functionality. Additionally, Musk revealed plans to open source Grok-2 in the coming months, stating that, “Our general approach is that we will open-source the last version [of Grok] when the next version is fully out. When Grok 3 is mature and stable, which is probably within a few months, then we’ll open-source Grok 2.”

Political Controversy:

Musk originally pitched Grok as being a way for people to get away from mainstream AIs, promising it would be “edgy, unfiltered, and anti-woke.” In previous versions, however, Grok could not resist becoming politically sensitive or aligning with leftist views prevailing in most social issues. Musk attributed that to Grok’s training data and promised to change its tone toward political neutrality.

Whether Grok 3 will achieve that remains to be seen, as well as how its stance on “truth-seeking” AI will be able to shape public discourse and governance over AI. It’s a milestone in the changing AI landscape, and this latest release from xAI promises to stretch what AI models are capable of. How far Grok 3 will go in terms of its perceived capabilities remains to be seen, while Musk continues to pursue the population of AI with truth seeking.

Elon Musk Announces Live Demonstration of Grok 3 AI Chatbot

Posted on February 16, 2025 by ctrspace

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has announced that Grok 3, the latest iteration of xAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot, will be officially unveiled in a live demonstration on Monday at 8 p.m. Pacific Time (0400 GMT on Tuesday). Musk’s xAI, positioned as a competitor to OpenAI, has been developing Grok 3 as an advanced AI chatbot aimed at rivaling the capabilities of ChatGPT and other leading AI models.

Grok 3 in Final Stages of Development

Earlier this week, Musk announced that Grok 3 was nearing completion and that its launch was expected within one to two weeks. This announcement aligns with Musk’s ongoing efforts to expand xAI’s role in the AI sector, following the introduction of earlier Grok models, which were integrated into his social media platform, X (formerly Twitter).

Musk Claims Grok 3 Outperforms Existing AI Models

Musk has been vocal about Grok 3’s capabilities, hinting at significant improvements in reasoning and language understanding. While no official benchmarks have been released, he suggested that Grok 3 has demonstrated superior performance compared to existing chatbots in internal tests. This launch is expected to be a critical moment for xAI as it attempts to establish itself in the increasingly competitive AI race, currently dominated by OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic.

xAI in Talks for $10 Billion Investment

Beyond the Grok 3 release, reports indicate that xAI is in discussions to secure up to $10 billion in funding, potentially valuing the company at $75 billion. If successful, this would further solidify xAI’s position as a major player in the AI industry, providing the necessary resources to scale its technology and infrastructure.

What to Expect from the Grok 3 Launch?

The live demonstration of Grok 3 will likely showcase real-time AI interactions, emphasizing improvements in contextual understanding, speed, and reasoning abilities. Industry experts and AI enthusiasts will be watching closely to see how Grok 3 stacks up against ChatGPT and Google Gemini. With the AI landscape evolving rapidly, Musk’s xAI is aiming to disrupt the market by delivering a more advanced, responsive, and intuitive AI assistant. Whether Grok 3 lives up to the hype remains to be seen, but one thing is certain—the competition in AI innovation is intensifying.