Fri. 07/11 – Grok: Let Me See What Elon Thinks
Jul 11, 2025•19 min
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Summary
This episode explores the behavior of AI models, including Grok seemingly aligning answers with Elon Musk's views and a Missouri AG investigating other chatbots for alleged political bias. Also discussed is a study suggesting AI coding tools may actually reduce productivity for experienced developers, new data on wearable AI's accuracy in detecting health conditions, and two science longreads.Episode description
So, it sure looks like Grok tries to align some of its answers with the views of its maker, Elon Musk, but the question is why… Does AI have to align with political views more generally? New, tangible data suggests you actually might NOT be coding faster due to AI. It might just be in your head. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
Links:
- Grok: searching X for “from:elonmusk (Israel OR Palestine OR Hamas OR Gaza)” (Simon Willison's Blog)
- Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions (TechCrunch)
- A Republican state attorney general is formally investigating why AI chatbots don’t like Donald Trump (The Verge)
- Study: Apple’s newest AI model flags health conditions with up to 92% accuracy (9to5Mac)
- Not So Fast: AI Coding Tools Can Actually Reduce Productivity (Second Thoughts)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- The Grand Unified Theory of Rogue Waves (Quanta Magazine)
- This Breakthrough Sponge Could Change How the World Gets Clean Water (SciTechDaily)
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