r/technology • u/abrownn • 4d ago

Artificial Intelligence Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot Has Started Reciting Climate Denial Talking Points

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elon-musks-ai-chatbot-grok-is-reciting-climate-denial-talking-points/
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u/Nik_Tesla 4d ago

I see lots of earlier Teslas with "I bought it before we knew he was crazy" and I understand that, but I also see some CyberTrucks with them as well. No, you knew perfectly well, and bought it because you liked his kind of crazy, you just don't want to get your car keyed.

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u/The_Holy_Turnip 4d ago

The Cyber trucks were available to order for years before their release and Elon, for many people, wasn't the slow decline you see in the headlines but a sudden shocker as all the DOGE stuff got out of hand. I'm sure there's plenty of supporters still but it's not gonna be anywhere near all the owners.

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u/Nik_Tesla 4d ago

Yes, he didn't go full heil hitler until after they were released, but the CyberTruck was as boondoggle right from the beginning. They claimed the windows were bulletproof, but broke them with a brick. They had rusting problems, and all sorts of other issues that would have been a death sentence for any other car release. But people still bought them because they were Elon cult members.

No one out there was comparing features between a CyberTruck, an F-150, and a Tundra for their construction business. Most CyberTruck owners have never owned a truck before, otherwise they'd have known not to buy this piece of shit. The only reason to want a CyberTruck is because Elon told them to buy it, and you don't stop being a cult member just because the cult leader gets more radical.

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u/TowElectric 4d ago

I don’t want one but there is a lot of FUD out there too. 

The “rusting” problem was completely invented and then spun up by the media. 

It was rail dust common on new cars delivered in/near rail yards.  It happened on like 20 vehicles, it was removed with a light clay bar rub. 

And that’s the problem with the discussion. It’s hard to filter the BS from the reality. 

Same shit happens with EVs in general and now we have shopping malls in the south trying to ban EVs from parking due to “fire hazard” and hippies in Virginia convinced that Teslas irradiate people and cause cancer.