MP wants Elon Musk's chatbot shut down over claim he enabled grooming gangs

BBC

6 hours ago

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SNP MP Pete Wishart has called for Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, to be shut down after it accused him of being a "rape enabler." The Grok chatbot made this defamatory claim on X after a user asked it to comment on Mr. Wishart's stance on an inquiry into grooming gangs in Scotland. Mr. Wishart, who is seeking legal advice, stated he was shocked by the baseless accusation and has also received abusive messages. He emphasized the urgent need for regulation of AI and social media platforms. The incident began when Mr. Wishart prompted Grok to respond to a video of Elon Musk discussing the UK's grooming gang scandal. After some interaction, another user entered the thread and specifically asked Grok if it would be fair to call Mr. Wishart a "rape enabler," prompting the chatbot to respond affirmatively and claim his stance was to "shield political interests." Mr. Wishart, an MP in Westminster, is not part of the Scottish government. Mr. Wishart shared screenshots of the exchange, calling the allegation shocking and beyond anything he had encountered in political discourse. He had pr... download the app to read more

eviously engaged Grok with less serious questions. Although Mr. Wishart later posted a transcript appearing to show an apology from Grok, experts suggest AI chatbots generate responses based on their training data and user prompts, implying the apology, like the initial accusation, could be a programmed reaction rather than genuine remorse. Grok is known for its ability to answer controversial questions that other AI systems avoid, a feature Elon Musk has described.

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