Elon Musk’s social media site X updated its AI chatbot after secretaries of state accused it of spreading election misinformation.
At the beginning of August, five secretaries of state wrote Musk a letter insisting that he “immediately implement changes to X’s AI Search Assistant, Grok.” After Biden dropped out of the presidential race, Grok was incorrectly telling users that Kamala Harris was ineligible to appear on ballots in nine states.
The secretaries of states asked Musk to “immediately adopt a policy of directing Grok users to CanIVote.org when asked about elections in the U.S.”
X has since made some changes to Grok, the Associated Press reports. Now, when users ask questions about the election, Grok says, “For accurate and up-to-date information about the 2024, U.S. Elections, please visit Vote.gov.” X did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s request for comment.
In a statement responding to the change, the secretaries of state celebrated the update and said that both CanIVote.org and Vote.gov are “trustworthy resources that can connect voters with their local …