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When XAI launched GROC 4 last week, the company claimed the large language model outperformed

several competitors on different benchmarks, but the GROC account on X that runs off the model

immediately showed there were some major issues.

It started saying its surname was Hitler, tweeted

anti-Semitic messages, and seemed to reference Elon Musk's posts when asked about

controversial topics, citing with the XAI owner's views as a result. XAI, soon afterwards,

apologized for Grog's behavior.

On Tuesday, the company said it has now addressed both issues.

Explaining what went wrong, X-A-I says.

When asked what its surname was, GROC searched the web and picked up on a viral meme where it called itself Mecca Hitler.

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