08/06/2024

Secretaries of State Urge Musk to fix AI Chatbot Spreading False Election Info

Grok, X's AI search assistant, has been telling lies

Five secretaries of state plan to send an open letter to billionaire Elon Musk on Monday, urging him to "immediately implement changes" to X's AI chatbot Grok, after it shared with millions of users false information suggesting that Kamala Harris was not eligible to appear on the 2024 presidential ballot.

The letter, spearheaded by Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon and signed by his counterparts Al Schmidt of Pennsylvania, Steve Hobbs of Washington, Jocelyn Benson of Michigan and Maggie Toulouse Oliver of New Mexico, urges Musk to "immediately implement changes to X’s AI search assistant, Grok, to ensure voters have accurate information in this critical election year."

Within hours of President Joe Biden's announcement that he was suspending his presidential campaign on July 21, "false information on ballot deadlines produced by Grok was shared on multiple social media platforms," the secretaries wrote.

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