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April 5, 2024, 1:45 p.m.
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Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok spread fake news on X, which was then promoted by the platform. Previously, Twitter had human editors providing written context for trending topics, but after Musk acquired the company, he laid off the human editors. X's newly updated Explore page, which includes trending topics and specific subject categories, provided context written by X's AI chatbot, Grok. The AI-generated fake headline, "Iran Strikes Tel Aviv with Heavy Missiles," spread on X's platform and was trending due to verified accounts spreading misinformation. This incident is not the first time Grok has provided misinformation, but it is the first time X promoted it as a real news story to its user base. Under Musk, disinformation has increased on X, with the platform promoting falsehoods created by paying bad actors.

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok spread fake news on X, which was then promoted by the platform's Explore feature. The headline claimed that Iran had attacked Tel Aviv with heavy missiles, but it was later discovered to be fake news. This incident raised concerns as the fake headline was apparently generated by X's own AI chatbot, Grok.

Prior to Musk's acquisition of X, the platform had human editors who provided written context for trending topics, but they were laid off after Musk took over. The newly updated Explore page on X was intended to bring back the written context, but it is now being generated by Grok. This reliance on AI has led to misinformation being spread on the platform.


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