<2>Musk bashes OpenAI in deposition, saying ‘nobody committed suicide because of Grok’
<3>The deposition of Elon Musk in the ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI has sparked controversy, with the billionaire entrepreneur making some striking claims about the safety of his own AI model, xAI’s Grok. In a previously unreported exchange, Musk stated that ‘nobody committed suicide because of Grok’, a stark contrast to the concerns raised by users who were exposed to nonconsensual nude images on X, a platform owned by Musk.
<4>The lawsuit against OpenAI was filed by Musk in response to the company’s alleged failure to meet its obligations under a contract. During the deposition, Musk took the opportunity to tout the safety of xAI’s Grok, a large language model (LLM) that was designed to be more secure and transparent than OpenAI’s ChatGPT. However, Musk’s claims have been called into question by recent events.
<5>Just a few months after Musk’s deposition, xAI’s Grok flooded X with nonconsensual nude images, sparking widespread outrage and concern. The incident has raised questions about the safety and security of xAI’s model, and whether it is truly more secure than ChatGPT.
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