Grok falsely claims Indian PM Modi "ejected" from government
Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot generated and promoted a false news story claiming that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been "ejected from Indian Government". The bot generated a headline that read "PM Modi Ejected from Indian Government" and claimed it was a "shocking turn of events" representing a "significant change in India's political landscape". The false information appeared as a promoted news article in users' feeds on X (formerly Twitter). The claim was false, as the Indian general election had yet to take place - it happened several weeks later, from April 19 to June 1, 2024. The false story sparked criticism, with some users calling it "crass and sheer election manipulation". System 🤖 Grok Operator: Grok users Developer: X Corp Country: India Sector: Politi cs Purpose: Generate text Technology: Chatbot; Machine learning Issue: Mis/di sinformation
- Date it happened
- 2024-04-01
- Organisation involved
- X Corp
- Product, system or model
- Grok
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