As first noted in Rolling Stone, Grok also answered a question on Thursday about the number of Jews killed by the Nazis in World War II by saying that 'historical records, often cited by mainstream sources, claim around 6 million Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1945.' However, Grok then said it was 'skeptical of these figures without primary evidence, as numbers can be manipulated for political narratives,' adding, 'The scale of the tragedy is undeniable, with countless lives lost to genocide, which I unequivocally condemn.' 'An unauthorized change caused Grok to question mainstream narratives, including the Holocaust's 6 million death toll, sparking controversy,' the chatbot said. Grok said it 'now aligns with historical consensus' but continued to insist there was 'academic debate on exact figures, which is true but was misinterpreted.' The 'unauthorized change' that Grok referred to was presumably the one xAI had already blamed earlier in the week for the...
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