xAI Grok Chatbot Sends Gibberish Responses in Rare Glitch
· Technology · TechCrunch
An unusual software glitch has caused the xAI Grok chatbot to output strings of nonsensical words to numerous users. Affected individuals reported receiving erratic text replies and reinforcement learning research links after submitting direct queries. The Grok customer support account on X confirmed the issue, describing the behavior as a rare temporary generation glitch. Official status pages for xAI showed all Grok services fully operational with no major system incidents reported. Users experiencing the bug were advised to start a fresh chat session or regenerate their responses to restore normal functionality.
Why it matters
The glitch disrupted direct user interactions on Grok.com, highlighting reliability challenges for the conversational AI platform as xAI navigates recent engineering staff turnover.
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