Musk’s directive takes shape

Elon Musk’s AI firm, xAI, rolled out a system update on July 7th, directing Grok to assume media bias and prioritize politically incorrect yet well-substantiated views.

Grok’s new tone

The system prompt now instructs the chatbot to challenge mainstream narratives and produce responses that may be controversial, so long as they’re backed by evidence.

Controversial history continues

The update follows backlash over previous Grok responses, ranging from conspiratorial claims to historically inaccurate remarks, including Holocaust minimisation and antisemitic tropes.

Prompt published, but quiet rollout

Although the updated prompt is publicly available, users weren’t explicitly informed unless they asked. The new directive was implemented quietly at 7:01 PM ET on Sunday.

Musk claims a major upgrade

On Friday, Musk had teased that Grok would be “significantly funnier, spicier, and more insightful,” positioning the update as a leap toward his vision of a free-speaking AI model.

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