Elon Musk, at present on monitor to turn into the world’s first trillionaire, is outwardly obsessive about instructing Grok about video video games. The xAI-powered chatbot was reportedly so unhealthy at answering questions on Baldur’s Gate 3 final yr that Musk really delayed a serious replace to its mannequin so the issue may very well be rectified.
That weird anecdote comes from a current deep-dive investigation into xAI by Business Insider. Musk’s penchant for chaos and micromanagement was apparently so unhealthy that when confronted with Grok’s incapacity to accurately parse particulars about Larian Studios’ hit 2023 RPG primarily based on Dungeons & Dragons, he pulled prime engineers off different tasks to get the chatbot sorted.
“In a single occasion final yr, a mannequin launch was delayed for a number of days as a result of Musk was dissatisfied with how the chatbot answered detailed questions concerning the online game ‘Baldur’s Gate,’ in keeping with folks acquainted with the matter. Excessive-level engineers have been pulled from different tasks to enhance the responses earlier than launch, they stated,” Enterprise Insider writes.
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Lest you suppose this episode was a one-off, Musk was additionally apparently obsessive about instructing Grok tips on how to play League of Legends. Some former xAI staff reportedly evaluate how the corporate is run to a endless hearth drill. There are a number of “warfare rooms” operating on the Palo Alto headquarters to sort out pressing points, together with getting Grok to Challenger rank in Riot Video games’ fashionable MOBA.
“On the finish of 2025, a minimum of 5 warfare rooms have been operating concurrently, in keeping with three folks,” writes Enterprise Insider. “One, they stated, was devoted to instructing Grok tips on how to play one in all Musk’s favourite video video games, ‘League of Legends.’”
That undoubtedly sounds just like the unparalleled, no-drugs grindset of somebody value a trillion {dollars}. It’s value noting that each one of this was occurring the yr following Musk exposing himself as a large cheater in video games like Diablo 4 and Path of Exile 2. Baldur’s Gate 3‘s personal publishing head was busy calling out Musk’s guarantees of AI-generated video video games for lacking the purpose.
