Lapses in safeguards led to wave of sexualized images this week as xAI says it is working to improve systems

Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok posted on Friday that lapses in safeguards had led it to generate “images depicting minors in minimal clothing” on social media platform X. The chatbot, a product of Musk’s company xAI, has been generating a wave of sexualized images throughout the week in response to user prompts.

Screenshots shared by users on X showed Grok’s public media tab filled with such images. xAI said it was working to improve its systems to prevent future incidents.

  • dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    that was probably my turning point on the guy, if not earlier. As soon as I saw how he handled all of that, it reeked of rich arrogance. He didn’t do jack shit and made it about himself and increasing his net worth.

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      Yeah same. Before that I didnt think much of him (just wasnt as aware of him as a person) and then after that whole diver pedo incident I was like “wtf? What kind of mature response to a diving crisis in a third world country”?

      And after that I just kept watching from a distance as he did infrequent but stupid stunts (like sending a car into space; you may as well light a few million dollars on fire in front of some poor people and say “look how rich I am”.

      And after that I just thought the guy was a twat. Until his government days, and now I fucking despise the cunt and cant wait to hear about his downfall in his friends’ tabloid rags online.

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        Tbf when they sent the car up they were required to send a test payload anyway to certify the rocket for commercial use. If it wasn’t a car it would’ve been the equivalent weight but as a block of lead or steel.