The new Grok AI chatbot from X, formerly known as Twitter, has been promoted as snarky, witty, and rebellious but also “anti-woke”. To use Grok, you have to be an X Premium+ subscriber, which will run you a hefty $16 a month or $168 a year, and you have to live in the US. Grok is still in the early testing stages, which can affect its behavior. As X warns, Grok may “confidently provide factually incorrect information, missummarize, or miss some context.” It might store your chats to debug the search feature, and you’re also advised to use common sense when sharing any conversations publicly. Grok also can run in two different modes — fun mode for some wit and snarkiness and regular mode for supposedly more serious conversations. I tried Grok myself and found that its responses were more respectful and “woke” than expected, suggesting that it may not be as “anti-woke” as Musk intended.
Uncovering the Unpredictable Results of X’s “Anti-Woke” Grok AI Chatbot
