alt Hacker NewsCurious - what is the main issue you find polarizing with grok?
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Not the person you are responding to, but the fact that Grok is being used to generate a ton of CSAM and pornographic deepfakes isn't great!
I believe it is because of the CEO and his recent forays into politics.
The model itself is great though, especially in grok build, which is a really nice harness I find myself preferring these days.
For a start, MechaHitler:
It’s opinions are actively steered by a man who promotes the great replacement theory, white genocide, and remigration which is the mass forced deportation of non-whites.
The guy who owns it is a total fascist / psychopath ?
Nazi salutes? Harassing women with nude pics?
Where do you want to start, the neonazi owner, the child porn generation, or the data centers running on illegal gas turbines polluting and choking out people ?
I'd start here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok_(chatbot)#Controversies_a...
And here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok_sexual_deepfake_scandal
I think polarizing is a generous way of describing the problems. My organization has outright banned Grok, because we don't trust SpaceX to hold up to contractual agreements vis-a-vis data-privacy/training. That's the level of reputational damage we're talking about here; and we use Chinese models (*hosted by US providers) for context.