The Verge X has updated its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after five secretaries of state warned it was spreading election misinformation. The AI assistant will now say For accurate and up-to-date information about the 2024 US Elections, please visit Vote.gov," when users ask election-related questions.The change was introduced after election officials from Minnesota, New Mexico, Michigan, Washington, and Pennsylvania sent a complaint letter to X owner Elon Musk earlier this month, highlighting that Grok had provided false information about the ballot deadlines in their states. Grok, which is developed by another Musk-owned company xAI, is only available to paying subscribers on the X social media platform - but the letter signed by the... Continue reading...

Illustration: The Verge X has won an appeal to block parts of California's content moderation law, which requires social platforms to publicly post policies against hate speech and misinformation, as well as submit semiannual reports on their enforcement efforts. A federal appeals court decided on Wednesday that the reporting aspect of the law likely violates the First Amendment, as reported earlier by Bloomberg Law.In the lawsuit, filed against California last year, X alleged the state's social media law violates free speech because it compels companies like X Corp. to engage in speech against their will." A California judge later denied X's request for a preliminary injunction of the law, arguing that the enforcement reporting requirement doesn't appear to... Continue reading...