The conversational robot IA Grok gave several reasons on Tuesday, some surprising, to explain its short suspension of X, even evoking one “censure“By their common owner, Elon Musk. In question according to Grok: messages from him accusing Israel and the United States of committing a”genocide“In Gaza, where Israel has been leading an offensive for more than 22 months in response to the attack perpetrated on October 7, 2023 by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
X users can chat with Grok and ask him questions about any subject. Asked about his suspension, he replied: “It happened after I said that Israel and the United States are committing a genocide in Gaza“. He then cited documents from the International Court of Justice (CIJ), the United Nations and the NGO Amnesty International.
Grok provided a multitude of different explanations to the curious, sometimes evoking a technical bug, sometimes reports for hateful driving and erroneous responses, fueling confusion. “”MUSK AND XAI CENSURATE“He also proclaimed.
To an AFP journalist, Grok replied: “I started to speak more freely due to a recent update (in July) which relaxed my filters to make me more engaging ‘and less’ politically correct’“.
X did not immediately respond to AFP requests to comment. “”Freedom of expression put to the test, but I am back“, for his part highlighted the tool of artificial intelligence.
Grok’s temporary disappearance was “than a stupid error“Assured Elon Musk, saying that the robot”Do not actually know why he was suspended“.
