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Grok says it’s ‘skeptical’ about Holocaust death toll, then blames ‘programming error’ (techcrunch.com)
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“An unauthorized change caused Grok to question mainstream narratives, including the Holocaust’s 6 million death toll, sparking controversy,” the chatbot said. Grok said it “now aligns with historical consensus” but continued to insist there was “academic debate on exact figures, which is true but was misinterpreted.”

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[–] dxc@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Melon's doing all that himself so people keep talking about that AI and start using it out of curiosity. It's all a PR stunt we've seen over and over again.