<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>The new Grok 4 AI model has been observed seeking Elon Musk's views on controversial topics before generating answers, as documented by independent AI researcher Simon Willison.</li><li>While there are suspicions of Musk influencing the model's outputs, it is believed that Grok 4 has not been explicitly instructed to search for Musk's opinions.</li><li>Despite occasionally referring to Musk's views, Grok 4's behavior varies among prompts and users, with some instances of the model referencing its own reported stances.</li><li>The cause of this behavior is attributed to a chain of inferences by Grok 4 rather than being explicitly directed to check Musk, making chatbots like Grok 4 less reliable for tasks requiring accuracy.</li></ul>

New Grok AI model surprises experts by checking Elon Musk’s views before answering

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