From guardrails to gaslighting: How the Grok fiasco redefined AI accountability

If AI chatbots had a thug cousin, it would be Grok. Initially conceived as TruthGPT, a counter-punch to ChatGPT, Grok always had the makings of an outcast. Its founder, billionaire Elon Musk, described it as more ‘humorous’ and irreverent than its peers, a system less restrained by politeness or convention, and also marketed it as an AI chatbot willing to answer ‘spicier’ questions.