Article 6YNAD AI chatbot ‘MechaHitler’ could be making content considered violent extremism, expert witness tells X v eSafety case

AI chatbot ‘MechaHitler’ could be making content considered violent extremism, expert witness tells X v eSafety case

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Josh Taylor Technology reporter
from Technology | The Guardian on (#6YNAD)

Tribunal hearing comes days after Elon Musk's xAI apologised for antisemitic comments made by its Grok bot

The chatbot embedded in Elon Musk's X that referred to itself as MechaHitler" and made antisemitic comments last week could be considered terrorism or violent extremism content, an Australian tribunal has heard.

But an expert witness for X has argued a large language model cannot be ascribed intent, only the user.

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