Finance department says advertising not paused during or after AI bot’s ‘MechaHitler’ outburst, as antisemitism envoy praises Musk-owned platform for ‘rooting out hate’
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The Australian government has continued advertising on X after its AI chatbot Grok praised Hitler and made antisemitic comments, despite earlier pausing ads on the platform after Elon Musk’s takeover.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, among other federal politicians, has also continued posting on X, after launching a proposed plan to combat antisemitism in Australia this week.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/12/grok-ai-australian-government-advertising-posting-ads-x-ntwnfb
Author : Josh Taylor Technology reporter
Publish date : 2025-07-12 00:00:00
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