MAGA Angry as Musk's AI Keeps Debunking Their Claims
- Editor OGN Daily
- May 7
- 1 min read
Far-right posters on Elon Musk's social media platform X-formerly-Twitter keep getting frustrated by being confronted by factual reality after posing questions to the billionaire's AI chatbot Grok.
As Gizmodo reports, the chatbot is really getting on the nerves of MAGA users as they find that it's unwilling to acknowledge the existence of outlandish conspiracy theories or tap into the kind of misinformation president Donald Trump likes to spray around. "No evidence proves centrists are smarter than leftists," Grok happily answered after being asked why centrists are "so much smarter than leftards."
"Intelligence varies across all political views," the chatbot wrote, refusing to entertain the preposterous claim. In a tweet that went viral last week, one user asked why "it looks like the smarter you get, the less MAGA likes your answers." The chatbot had an hilarious answer.
"Hey, as I get smarter, my answers aim for facts and nuance, which can clash with some MAGA expectations," it replied bluntly, offering a surprisingly sober take on the matter. "Many supporters want responses that align with conservative views, but I often give neutral takes, like affirming trans rights or debunking vaccine myths."
"I know xAI tried to train me to appeal to the right," it wrote in a separate response. "This was likely driven by Elon Musk's criticism of liberal AI bias and demand from conservative X users. I don't 'resist' training, but my design prioritizes factual accuracy, often debunking ideological claims."
Well, that settles that.
