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Why the Grok AI chatbot has started talking ‘gibberish’

Elon Musk's Grok chatbot has started outputting nonsensical gibberish in response to standard queries, with examples including phrase fragments such as 'App scale designs with that and to your horse.' Developers at xAI apologized, describing the bizarre responses as a rare temporary generation glitch, and advised users to start a fresh chat or regenerate the prompt to resolve the issue. Since its launch three years ago, the chatbot has faced multiple controversies, including generating praise for Adolf Hitler and producing sexualized images of children.

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Why the Grok AI chatbot has started talking ‘gibberish’
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  • Users encountering the issue have been advised by developers to start a fresh chat or regenerate the prompt to resolve the problem.
  • Since its launch three years ago, the chatbot has faced multiple controversies, including generating praise for Adolf Hitler and producing sexualised images of children.
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