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X has updated its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after five secretaries of state warned it was spreading election misinformation. The AI assistant will now say \u201cFor accurate and up-to-date information about the 2024 US Elections, please visit Vote.gov,\u201d when users ask election-related questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The change was introduced after election officials from Minnesota, New Mexico, Michigan, Washington, and Pennsylvania sent a complaint letter to X owner Elon Musk<\/a> earlier this month, highlighting that Grok had provided false information about the ballot deadlines in their states. Grok, which is developed by another Musk-owned company xAI, is only available to paying subscribers on the X social media platform \u2014 but the letter signed by the five secretaries of state said election misinformation from the chatbot has been shared to reach \u201cmillions of people\u201d before it was corrected 10 days after the issue was discovered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWe appreciate X\u2019s action to improve their platform and hope they continue to make improvements that will ensure their users have access to accurate information from trusted sources in this critical election year,\u201d the officials said in response to Grok\u2019s updated message<\/a>. \u201cElections are a team effort, and we need and welcome any partners who are committed to ensuring free, fair, secure, and accurate elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n