Grok 4 is less chatbot, more Elon Musk megaphone, users claim

Why it matters: Creating a reliable chatbot appears to be the holy grail of AI development these days, but as chat interfaces become the new way people access information, the integrity of their responses carries growing societal weight. According to users, Elon Musk's latest AI model called Grok 4 appears to be less focused on objectivity and more for echoing Elon Musk's erratic online persona.

Elon Musk recently introduced Grok 4, the newest iteration of xAI's foundation model, describing it as a "maximally truth-seeking AI." According to critics, the model seems to regard Musk himself as the ultimate source of truth. His opinions appear to play a central role in Grok's reasoning process.

Prompt results shared by users on X suggest that Grok 4 heavily relies on Musk's posts, public statements, and well-known viewpoints when responding to controversial topics. When asked about the Palestinian genocide ...