What You Need To Know About Grok and the Controversies Surrounding It
Elon Musk’s deliberate efforts to mold Grok into a challenger of what he considers the tech industry’s “woke” orthodoxy on race, gender and politics have repeatedly got the chatbot into trouble.
Musk’s X Sues New York Over Requirement To Show How Social Media Platforms Handle Problematic Posts
X maintains that the measure impinges on free speech rights and on a 1996 federal law that, among other things, lets internet platforms moderate posts as they see fit.
Elon Musk’s X Sues To Overturn Minnesota Political Deepfakes Ban
X said it’s the only social media platform challenging the Minnesota law, and that it has also challenged other laws it considers infringements of free speech.
Angry Protesters From New York to Alaska Assail Trump and Musk in ‘Hands Off!’ Rallies
Demonstrations were organized for more than 1,200 locations in all 50 states by more than 150 groups. The rallies appeared peaceful, with no immediate reports of arrests.
Trump Rescinds Biden’s Executive Order on AI Safety in Attempt To Diverge From His Predecessor
His campaign platform described it as imposing “Radical Leftwing ideas on the development of this technology,” tying it to broader concerns about ”woke AI” chatbots reflecting liberal biases.
Meta Replaces Fact-Checking With X-Style Community Notes
The company said it plans to allow “more speech” by lifting some restrictions on some topics that are part of mainstream discussion such as immigration and gender.
Musk Offers Voters $1 Million a Day to Sign PAC Petition. Is That Legal?
The giveaway is raising questions and alarms among some election experts who say it is a violation of the law to link a cash handout to voter registration.
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal From Elon Musk’s X Platform Over Warrant in Trump Case
The company says a nondisclosure order that blocked it from telling Trump about the warrant obtained by special counsel Jack Smith’s team violated its First Amendment rights.