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For what it's worth, barring that week or two where it parroted Nazi talking points, after community notes Grok may be the best thing to happen to the Twitter i
by meowface 1y ago
For what it's worth, barring that week or two where it parroted Nazi talking points, after community notes Grok may be the best thing to happen to the Twitter information ecosystem. The majority of its use in ideological contexts is effective debunking of right-wing conspiracy theories. Trumpists and neo-Nazis constantly argue with it and say it's compromised, and I have seen it sway some conspiracy theorists. You can see many examples here: https://reddit.com/r/grokvsmaga/ https://reddit.com/r/grokvsmaga/
I detest Elon and the fact that Twitter is now teeming with neo-Nazis and other nutjobs, but contrary to popular belief Grok has actually been an incredible counterweight to both.
- Zambyte 1y agoThanks. I still feel like the social forces around it make it particularly untrustworthy though. I feel very incentivised against using it, and given the wide availability of high quality alternatives, I haven't bumped into any situation where I felt like Grok would be the right choice. My fallback powerhouse models are Claude 4.1 and GPT5 (and sometimes Gemini 2.5). If those can't do the task I want, trying Grok just seems like a waste of time.