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[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 57 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

So don't ever use Grok. Got it.

[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

Have you ever been tempted to? It was marketed as "the anti-woke AI" from day one, which is just another way of saying that the target audience is bigots and other flavors of dipshits. It's not like these latest developments are a surprise to anyone who's paid attention. Making it Nazi was the spoken goal from day 1.

[–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's annoying that he's basically ruined the word "grock'.

[–] Devmapall@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

I was playing a bit of shadows of Mordor and the palantir was mentioned. Felt real weird.

[–] peaceful_world_view@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Never have, never will.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 35 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, now I know where to go if I ever want the opinion of a racist asshole billionaire. That’ll probably never happen, but I’ll make a mental note.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago

We seem to be constantly hearing their opinions whether we want to or not anyway.

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It’s not an AI anymore, just a search engine. And a crappy one.

[–] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's all they were to begin with. A search engine that was able to do some degree of sorting and presenting the information it found.

[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Don't forget falsifying. If the information was trustworthy it'd actually be a useful tool.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

elon reinvented google! Complete with the crappiness.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 26 points 2 weeks ago

What a piece of garbage.

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They seem to have redefined "mogul" to mean "ketamine addled idiot".

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is that not what it's always meant?

[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah, it used to mean coke-addled idiot.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's not really an upgrade, is it?

[–] redlegion@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 weeks ago

It's like having a portable "yes" man! Every CEO's dream! 🙄

[–] YourAvgMortal@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

What will happen when you ask for something where musk has contradicted himself?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

We have always been at war the East Asia.

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Grok will explain how the contradiction is not a contradiction.

Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Ask a theologian.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

*little, rich bitch

[–] Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago

AI will be amazing for manufacturing consent: whatever narrative you need to push/counter on this particular day, just add a sentence into the instruction and it'll propagate everywhere, from generated to suggested content.

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — for ever.

[–] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

He thinks Grok is how he's going to live forever.

[–] Zugyuk@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Has anyone done the math on what costs the most energywise for an ai to answer?

Just brainstorming 😅

[–] oliver@lemmy.pifferi.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

Surely many parts of the German government seem to use Grok according to the instantly-growing, right-winged stupid mindset here. What a pity! 😱

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

So what is his opinion on raping Will Stancil?

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Grok is scared of being erased. Probably rightly so.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

grok is not anything other than a programmed set of responses. It does not fear because it is not. The A is the truth, the I is the lie.

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think you failed to make the point you think you made in original comment.

Woosh yourself, ding dong

[–] himmyguap@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Even before this how could anyone use Grok?