Ronny Chieng on Elon Musk ‘Fixing’ Grok: ‘Was There Nothing in Between ‘Woke’ and ‘Mecha Hitler?’

CHIENG So let s ░░░░░░░░ into the headlines Cheering ░░░░░░░░ Applause Let s kick ░░░░░░░░ off with AI It ░░░░░░░░ an awesome tool that ░░░░░░░░ soon solve all of ░░░░░░░░ s problems with absolutely ░░░░░░░░ downsides Laughter Although recently ░░░░░░░░ Musk the world s ░░░░░░░░ man and pastiest African ░░░░░░░░ did take issue with ░░░░░░░░ own AI chatbot Grok ░░░░░░░░ starts reporter Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ in a fight with ░░░░░░░░ own AI SIMONETTI Musk ░░░░░░░░ this non woke bot ░░░░░░░░ it keeps spewing out ░░░░░░░░ that his right wing ░░░░░░░░ doesn t necessarily want ░░░░░░░░ hear reporter An X ░░░░░░░░ asked grok whether people ░░░░░░░░ the right or left ░░░░░░░░ been more violent since ░░░░░░░░ took office Grok said ░░░░░░░░ right Musk did not ░░░░░░░░ that answer He said ░░░░░░░░ is parroting the media ░░░░░░░░ said that he will ░░░░░░░░ it Clip ends CHIENG ░░░░░░░░ s right Elon s ░░░░░░░░ to fix you good ░░░░░░░░ That ll teach you ░░░░░░░░ embarrass him Only Elon ░░░░░░░░ embarrass Elon And fixing ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be too ░░░░░░░░ for Elon He is ░░░░░░░░ genius okay He s ░░░░░░░░ going to go in ░░░░░░░░ and do his Elon ░░░░░░░░ He s gonna rewrite ░░░░░░░░ code put his semen ░░░░░░░░ of it fire some ░░░░░░░░ researchers and call it ░░░░░░░░ day So let s ░░░░░░░░ how the new de ░░░░░░░░ Grok is working out ░░░░░░░░ starts SIDNER Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ AI chatbot Grok is ░░░░░░░░ pushing anti Semitic tropes ░░░░░░░░ Grok sent a hostile ░░░░░░░░ to a user with ░░░░░░░░ common Jewish last name ░░░░░░░░ bot went on to ░░░░░░░░ Hitler and referred to ░░░░░░░░ as MechaHitler Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ reacts CHIENG All right ░░░░░░░░ you turned the dial ░░░░░░░░ far there Was there ░░░░░░░░ nothing in between Woke ░░░░░░░░ MechaHitle I mean I ░░░░░░░░ A I would be ░░░░░░░░ for our jobs but ░░░░░░░░ didn t expect the ░░░░░░░░ to be f hrer ░░░░░░░░ look let s not ░░░░░░░░ too hasty okay Let ░░░░░░░░ give MechaHitler a chance ░░░░░░░░ starts reporter In a ░░░░░░░░ of posts throughout the ░░░░░░░░ Grok claimed there is ░░░░░░░░ pattern of people with ░░░░░░░░ surnames like Steinberg pushing ░░░░░░░░ white hate and that ░░░░░░░░ needs a leader like ░░░░░░░░ to act decisively to ░░░░░░░░ the threat It added ░░░░░░░░ isn t always polite ░░░░░░░░ ends CHIENG Okay maybe ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t have given ░░░░░░░░ a chance Laughter I ░░░░░░░░ I didn t even ░░░░░░░░ robots could get this ░░░░░░░░ Like how does AI ░░░░░░░░ know what Jews are ░░░░░░░░ doesn t even know ░░░░░░░░ traffic lights are Applause ░░░░░░░░ by the way saying ░░░░░░░░ isn t always polite ░░░░░░░░ kind of not the ░░░░░░░░ No one was ever ░░░░░░░░ You know what I ░░░░░░░░ about Hitler He always ░░░░░░░░ his elbows on the ░░░░░░░░ Have some manners But ░░░░░░░░ worst part of all ░░░░░░░░ this other than the ░░░░░░░░ robot stuff is how ░░░░░░░░ Grok post sounds like ░░░░░░░░ bleep 40 year old ░░░░░░░░ to go undercover as ░░░░░░░░ 14 year old internet ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts reporter voice ░░░░░░░░ On a scale of ░░░░░░░░ to full shabbat this ░░░░░░░░ peak Jewish Heil Hitler ░░░░░░░░ s quill the doubters ░░░░░░░░ roll on bestie They ░░░░░░░░ that post faster than ░░░░░░░░ cat on a Roomba ░░░░░░░░ offends the censors LOL ░░░░░░░░ ends CHIENG This sucks ░░░░░░░░ I mean imagine if ░░░░░░░░ invaded Poland and was ░░░░░░░░ So that happened Laughter ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ day the person I ░░░░░░░░ worst for is Elon ░░░░░░░░ mean he just wanted ░░░░░░░░ improve his AI to ░░░░░░░░ humanity And then somehow ░░░░░░░░ by accident it just ░░░░░░░░ full Nazi on him ░░░░░░░░ my heart goes out ░░░░░░░░ you.”