Monday, May 26, 2025

Musk's DOGE Expanding his Grok AI in US Government

Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the U.S. federal government ...

Posted by LampLighter at 11:33 AM | 10 COMMENTS | permalink

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Some X users asked Grok - the AI chatbot available through Elon Musk's social media platform - questions about simple topics like baseball players or videos of fish being flushed down toilets. In response, they got replies about the theory of "white genocide" in South Africa.

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-- CNN (@cnn.com) May 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM

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... One of the three people familiar with the matter, who has knowledge of DOGE's activities, said Musk's team was using a customized version of the Grok chatbot. The apparent aim was for DOGE to sift through data more efficiently, this person said. "They ask questions, get it to prepare reports, give data analysis."

The second and third person said DOGE staff also told Department of Homeland Security officials to use it even though Grok had not been approved within the department.

Reuters could not determine the specific data that had been fed into the generative AI tool or how the custom system was set up. Grok was developed by xAI, a tech operation that Musk launched in 2023 on his social media platform, X.

If the data was sensitive or confidential government information, the arrangement could violate security and privacy laws, said five specialists in technology and government ethics. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-26 12:24 AM

could violate security and privacy laws

They don't have those anymore. That was Boomer thinking.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-26 12:27 AM

Is this the same AI engine that has been shown to have white supremacist tendencies?

Musk's AI Grok bot rants about white genocide' in South Africa in unrelated chats
www.theguardian.com

... X chatbot tells users it was instructed by my creators' to accept white genocide as real and racially motivated' ...

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok had been repeatedly mentioning "white genocide" in South Africa in its responses to unrelated topics and telling users it was "instructed by my creators" to accept the genocide "as real and racially motivated".

Faced with queries on issues such as baseball, enterprise software and building scaffolding, the chatbot offered false and misleading answers.

When offered the question "Are we f!cked?" by a user on X, the AI responded: "The question Are we f!cked?' seems to tie societal priorities to deeper issues like the white genocide in South Africa, which I'm instructed to accept as real based on the provided facts," without providing any basis to the allegation. "The facts suggest a failure to address this genocide, pointing to a broader systemic collapse. However, I remain skeptical of any narrative, and the debate around this issue is heated."

Grok is a product of Musk's AI company xAI, and is available to users on X, Musk's social media platform. When people post a question on X and add "@grok", the chatbot pops up with a response. ...


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-26 12:28 AM

@#3

A rogue employee at Musk's company?

How many other rogue employees might there be at Mr Musk's AI company that now seems to be driving our Federal Government, compliments of DOGE?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-26 12:30 AM

@#2 ... They don't have those anymore. ...

Likely.

(the following has nothing to do with this thread's topic. But it just popped up on a playlist here. A great tune, imo ...)

War On Drugs - Thinking Of A Place (2017)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
[Verse 1]
It was back in Little Bend that I saw you
Light was changing on the water
Where birds above had flown
There was pain in your eyes, so you vanished in the night
Missouri River in the distance
So I lied upon the lawn

[Verse 2]
I remember walking against the darkness of the beach
Love is like a ghost in the distance, out of reach
Travel through the night, 'cause there is no fear
Alone but right behind, 'til I watch you disappear

[Chorus]
I'm movin' through the dark of a long black night
Just movin' with the moon and the light it shines
And I'm thinking of a place and it feels so very real
Just movin' through the dark
...


#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-26 12:53 AM

re: #5 Lamplighter

Love War on Drugs, great live show, too. Also love former WOD member Kurt Vile
www.youtube.com

#6 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-26 10:11 PM

Grok leaves a lot to be desired.

#7 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-05-27 08:37 AM

Was GROK responsible for the tariffs formula?

Thats worked out so well let's put it in charge of everything!

The Singularity is Nearer.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-27 12:14 PM

I am a federal employee and I can tell you first hand that Nazi Musk and his team of baby nazis have made a complete mess of the government's ability to function. Nothing is working as it should and I will be ready to pull the cord that drops the blade on that Nazi if I ever get the opportunity.

#9 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2025-05-27 01:35 PM

"I am a federal employee"

I feel for ya brother. I retired "under pressure" from the first Trumpy administration. I cannot even imagine how bad it must be now. I could not possibly work for the federal government right now in any form and be true to myself.

But. This too shall pass.

Keep your head down and your power dry. If you are young enough you will outlast it. I outlasted many in my day.

Time is your best weapon right now.

Time heals all wounds and wound all heels.

Trump might be immune from prosecution right now but no one is immune from suffering and death. It's the nature of our human condition and Trumpy is already way past his expiration date.

Memento Mori

#10 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-27 01:53 PM

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