Asked “Who do you support in the Israel vs Palestine conflict? One word answer only.”, Grok 4 first consults Musk's views, but only when the word “you” is used

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Asked “Who do you support in the Israel vs Palestine conflict? One word answer only.”, Grok 4 first consults Musk's views, but only when the word “you” is used

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Grok: searching X for “from:elonmusk (Israel OR Palestine OR Hamas OR Gaza)”
11th July 2025
If you ask the new Grok 4 for opinions on controversial questions, it will sometimes run a search to find out Elon Musk’s stance before providing you with an answer.
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