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Elon Musk Wants His AI Bot to Deliver the News. It Is Struggling With the Job. Grok posted incorrect information, amplified unverified claims and failed to identify sarcasm as details of Trump shooting unfolded
Viral misinformation and conspiracy theories spread rapidly online in the immediate aftermath of the attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump. WSJ fact checks the most widely shared posts. Photo Illustration: Annie Zhao PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: ANNIE ZHAO
Elon Musk wants people to get news from Grok, his AI model accessible through the X platform. Grok is having trouble meeting the moment.
The artificial-intelligence model’s limitations were on display in the hours after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday, when it served up some erroneous headlines based on its read of content on X.