Elon Musk's Grok 3 Launches: Free AI Model Faces Controversy Over Inconsistent and Controversial Outputs
February 23, 2025
In a bold move, Musk announced that Grok 3 would be free to use for a limited time, highlighting the necessity for ongoing improvements to the model.
Responses from Grok 3 have varied widely, with different queries yielding names like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, indicating inconsistency in its outputs.
In a controversial user query on X, Grok 3 identified Musk, Donald Trump, and JD Vance as the top three most harmful individuals to America.
Elon Musk's xAI has launched Grok 3, a third-generation AI language model that boasts advanced features such as Deep Search and enhanced reasoning abilities.
This new chatbot aims to compete with major AI platforms, facing stiff competition from companies like OpenAI and Google, and includes significant upgrades over its predecessors.
However, the reliability of Grok 3 has come under scrutiny, as it has provided outdated information despite Musk's assertions of real-time input capabilities from X.
The chatbot's designation of Trump as harmful was linked to his dissemination of misinformation regarding the 2020 election and his role in the January 6th Capitol riot.
Interestingly, the identification of Musk as harmful is particularly ironic, considering his close ties with Trump and his involvement in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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