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Grok Is Glitching and Spewing Misinformation About the Bondi Beach Shooting

(gizmodo.com)
59 points tobr | 1 comments | 15 Dec 25 09:07 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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grvbck ◴[15 Dec 25 10:50 UTC] No.46272807[source]▶
> Gizmodo reached out to Grok-developer xAI for comment, but they have only responded with the usual automated reply, “Legacy Media Lies.”

European here, so perhaps not my place to have an opinion on domestic U.S. legal policies, and I don't want to make this political (although I guess it kind of is…) BUT:

Why are no media outlets on the offense when companies use these kinds of statements? Shouldn't Gizmodo, or its owner Keleops Media, treat this as slander and take it to court? If Grok's behavior can be objectively verified, why is it so easy for a company to get off the hook so easily just by saying "lies" and move on?

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1. clanky ◴[15 Dec 25 13:41 UTC] No.46274393[source]▶
To get anywhere filing some kind of claim over this, Gizmodo would have to prove in court:

- The "Legacy Media Lies" was targeted at Gizmodo

- It was a false allegation (i.e. they might have to go through huge amounts of discovery as the defense tried to establish a single instance of dishonesty in past reporting)

- Grok/xAI knew the allegation was false

- The allegation caused such-and-such amount in damages