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Grok can't apologize. Grok isn't sentient. So why do headlines keep saying it did?
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Yes. Thank you. Exactly.
#Grok is not a person. It's a plug-in.
It has no awareness, intelligence, values, ethics, or even standards.
Grok is an appliance. Like a toaster. It is not sentient.
Blaming Grok for 'making porn' is like blaming a browser for 'showing porn'.
Some person used Grok to make porn.
More importantly, xAI is hosting and creating a tool which can easily create this content