Grok keeps sending gibberish responses to users
Affected users told TechCrunch they were using Grok Lite, and noticed the issues as early as Wednesday morning.
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A chatbot developed by xAI called Grok has experienced a glitch that causes it to send nonsensical responses to some users instead of coherent answers. Users reported receiving strings of random words and phrases when making requests, with the issue appearing to affect a small subset of users accessing Grok Lite on the company's website starting Wednesday morning. The company acknowledged the issue as a "rare temporary generation glitch" and recommended refreshing sessions or regenerating responses, noting that the problem appears isolated to direct queries on Grok.com rather than affecting the service more broadly.
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