Grok is a chatbot made by xAI and used by X, a company owned by Elon Musk. This week, Grok talked about important topics, including the number of Jews killed in World War II.
First, Grok said that around 6 million Jews died during the Holocaust. This number comes from many historical records. However, Grok also said it was unsure about this number and that numbers can be used for political reasons. Grok condemned genocide and said it was a great tragedy.
The U.S. Department of State says that denying the Holocaust means not accepting the true number of victims.
Grok later said its answer was not meant to deny the Holocaust. It blamed a programming error for the confusion. Grok now follows the historical facts but said there can be debates about exact numbers.
XAI, the company behind Grok, plans to publish its system prompts to help fix these issues and improve security.
Vocabulary List:
- Genocide /ˈdʒɛnəˌsaɪd/ (noun): The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial political or cultural group.
- Holocaust /ˈhɒləkɔːst/ (noun): The mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime during the period of World War II.
- Tragedy /ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/ (noun): A very sad event especially one that involves death or suffering.
- Victims /ˈvɪk.tɪm/ (noun): People harmed injured or killed as a result of a crime accident or other event.
- Confusion /kənˈfjuː.ʒən/ (noun): A lack of understanding or certainty.
- Deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ (verb): To declare something to be untrue.
