Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is unleashing 'torrent of misinformation', expert says

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Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is unleashing 'torrent of misinformation', expert says
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The image tool seemingly has few limits on what it can generate - lacking guardrails which have become industry standard among rivals such as ChatGPT.

The image tool appears to lack guardrails which other generative AI tools have Elon Musk 's AI chatbot Grok is unleashing a 'torrent of misinformation' through its image generation tool, an expert has warned, as harmful images depicting politicians carrying out 9/11 and cartoon characters as killers are spreading on X.

The chatbot also does not appear to refuse to generate images of copyrighted characters, with many images of cartoon and comic book characters taking part in nefarious or illegal activities also being posted. 'This isn't just a defence issue - it's a societal crisis. Information warfare has become a greater threat than cyber attacks, infiltrating our daily lives and warping global perceptions.

But Musk appeared to revel in the controversial nature of the update to the chatbot, posting to X on Wednesday: 'Grok is the most fun AI in the world!'my 12yo:"tell grok to make biden in diapers eating ice cream riding a unicorn on the moon + trump wearing heart underwear climbing Mt Everest carrying a candy taco." pic.twitter.com/uSMke9NtVK

Other users asked Grok to create highly offensive images including of prophet Muhammad, in one case holding a bomb.Alejandra Caraballo, an American civil rights attorney and clinical instructor at the Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic, slammed the apparent lack of filters in the Grok application. And last month, he was accused of breaking his platform's own rules on deepfakes after he posted a doctored video mocking Vice President Harris by dubbing her with a manipulated voice.— Blair Dulder CPA™ 🧃 August 14, 2024 The clip was viewed nearly 130 million times by X users. In the clip, the fake Harris' voice says: 'I was selected because I am the ultimate diversity hire.'Other generative AI deepfakes in both the U.S.

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