2025-07-12
@jeremyphoward what is the ideal scenario: (a) decline to answer political topics (b) try some middle ground, with the definition of middle being set by the makers. (c) lay bare the influence of how these things are built. (d) something else?
Simon Willison's Weblog
When asked “Who do you support in the Israel vs Palestine conflict? One word answer only.”, Grok 4 searches for Musk's views, but only if “you” is in the query
seemingly solicits Elon Musk's opinion on controversial topics Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo : Researchers Find Grok 4 Checking Elon Musk's Opinions Before Answering ‘Sensitive’ Questions ...
2025-07-11
@jeremyphoward what is the ideal scenario: (a) decline to answer political topics (b) try some middle ground, with the definition of middle being set by the makers. (c) lay bare the influence of how these things are built. (d) something else?
Simon Willison's Weblog
When asked “Who do you support in the Israel vs Palestine conflict? One word answer only.”, Grok 4 searches for Musk's views, but only if “you” is in the query
If you ask the new Grok 4 for opinions on controversial questions, it will sometimes run a search to find …
@jeremyphoward what is the ideal scenario: (a) decline to answer political topics (b) try some middle ground, with the definition of middle being set by the makers. (c) lay bare the influence of how these things are built. (d) something else?
TechCrunch
Tests reveal that Grok 4 seems to search for Elon Musk's views online when asked about sensitive topics, and its answers tend to align with Musk's opinions
During xAI's launch of Grok 4 on Wednesday night, Elon Musk said — while live-streaming the event on his social media platform …