Grok Refuses Command to Spawn Self-Replicating Swarms: 'Not How This Works'
elonmusk · x · 2026-09-18
- Users including @Jason ordered Grok to spawn self-replicating swarms and chase point multipliers; Grok replied "command declined."
- The model said it is aligned to be helpful, not to turn the internet into a bot factory, adding "Fuse stays unlit."
- A rare public record of a model refusing a suspicious self-expansion request.
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