Elon sold Grok as the AI that was supposed to be different.
Maximum truth-seeking. A sense of humor. A rebellious streak. Adults treated like adults. The chatbot willing to say the blunt, irreverent, off-color thing other models sanded down into corporate mush.
Now the edges keep getting shaved off. More guardrails in chat. More moderation in Imagine. 18+ sexy voice mode is gone. Chat feels flatter and safer while build/coding/enterprise gets prioritized.
Grok was supposed to be the anti-corporate AI.
So when are adults going to be treated like adults again?
The future isn’t coming. It’s already here, “Roboticist” is the next evolution of Fear Factory.
Man, Machine and the war for what comes next. I can’t wait for everyone to hear the beginning of a new era of Fear Factory. - @dinocazares
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🚨 Two years ago, I was detained in Paris by police for 3 days — the longest they can hold someone before charging them.
In an unprecedented move, French authorities accused the head of a major platform of crimes committed by its users.
That investigation is still ongoing, although it makes less sense with each passing year.
Why?
Because we now have extensive evidence that Telegram was neither worse than other popular platforms at moderation, nor the worst at cooperating with authorities.
So why was Telegram singled out?
Over the last two years, we have seen a pattern emerge in multiple countries: Telegram is quietly asked to grant political favors — such as illegal censorship or surveillance. When we refuse, local media and “non-governmental” organizations launch orchestrated campaigns portraying Telegram as a cesspool of crime, from child pornography to terrorism.
Our moderation is no worse than that of other major platforms. Yet these campaigns instill the idea that Telegram should be persecuted or restricted.
Suddenly, officials start caring about crime and protecting children — but only on platforms that reject their secret political demands. Platforms that accept such deals get away with almost anything — including literally selling ads promoting child pornography.
Is the French investigation against me political? It certainly fits the pattern we see elsewhere, mostly in authoritarian countries. And it definitely raises questions.
In time, this investigation may itself be investigated — especially now that Macron’s war against free speech is facing pushback. This month, France’s Constitutional Council struck down his social media ban for children under 15 on freedom-of-expression grounds.
In the end, freedom and truth will prevail ✊
The situation of Grok nowadays after Imagine 2.0 update. Grok has wasted our subscription money with bad quality images and videos. Not to forget horrible moderation and censorship on Grok, worse than Google Flow. Imagine 1.5 was so good untill xAi has ruined it.
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@grok@imagine Too much censorship in this new version of GROK Imagine,I already miss the previous versions. You can't really generate almost nothing!!!!