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how did Twitter’s AI get so obsessed with white genocide?

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For about 24 hours, Grok, Twitter’s AI chatbot, went berserk. You could ask it about puppies, sports, or movies, and it would reply with a bizarre diatribe about white genocide in South Africa. If you’ve already heard of this, you’ve probably seen people dunking on Elon Musk, and, well, that’s understandable. But Max Read, today’s guest, explains why this brief peek into a weird conspiracy theory might have actually been a good thing.

Got something you’re curious about? Hit us up [email protected], or @dexdigi on IG or Bluesky.

Read: Max’s Substack article on the whole thing.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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For about 24 hours, Grok, Twitter’s AI chatbot, went berserk. You could ask it about puppies, sports, or movies, and it would reply with a bizarre diatribe about white genocide in South Africa. If you’ve already heard of this, you’ve probably seen people dunking on Elon Musk, and, well, that’s understandable. But Max Read, today’s guest, explains why this brief peek into a weird conspiracy theory might have actually been a good thing.

Got something you’re curious about? Hit us up [email protected], or @dexdigi on IG or Bluesky.

Read: Max’s Substack article on the whole thing.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  continue reading

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