Information that is enough to make you smile at first reading, but which remains no less true. According to the Daily MailLiverpool reported to the social network X the publication of judged messages “disgusting” generated by its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok. This content was produced at the request of online users who asked the bot to write insulting messages targeting the Reds and its supporters, including references to the Hillsborough and Heysel tragedies. The English newspaper specifies that the publications contained extreme and offensive insults towards fans. Informed of these messages, Liverpool took steps to obtain their deletion.
Another message generated by Grok also targeted Portuguese player Diogo Jota, who died last summer in a car accident with his brother, after a user asked the bot to produce similar content. The case comes as Elon Musk’s platform is already the subject of criticism and investigations into its AI and moderation systems. In January, the British regulator Ofcom expressed its “serious concerns” after Grok generated inappropriate images of minors, while a judicial investigation was recently opened in France regarding possible violations linked to data and illicit content. New proof that the world of football is looking more than ever at AI and its consequences.
