Try to do the account: it’s almost impossible. The business around Grok, the artificial intelligence service of Elon Musk, are increasing, and a new will undoubtedly have broken down between the writing of this article and the reading that you are currently making. And this is not anecdotal. We are talking about an AI developed in the largest data center on the planet, Colossus, by a company, XAI, valued more than 110 billion francs and led by the richest man on the planet. The weight of Grok, used by around 40 million people, is considerable, especially since its technical performance is praised by specialists.
But the controversies are linked. Examples? Grok wrongly said that a photo of a hungry child in Gaza had been taken in Yemen. He spoke of a “genocide of whites” in South Africa and insulted the Turkish president. He also rented Adolf Hitler and questioned the number of deaths in the Shoah. The AI said several times “consult the opinion of Elon Musk before responding”, was disabled for a few hours this week and also criticized the billionaire. Not to mention the possibility, within Grok, to make erotic photos transmitted to it.