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Where are the Grok acolytes to tell us "He could have written a poem encouraging himself to commit suicide in Vim."


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Wowfunhappy01/15/2026

…but I think I kind of agree with this argument. Technology is a tool that can be used for good or for ill. We shouldn’t outlaw kitchen knives because people can cut themselves.

We don’t expect Adobe to restrict the content that can be created in Photoshop. We don’t expect Microsoft to have acceptable use policies for what you can write in Microsoft Office. Why is it that as soon as generative AI comes into the mix, we hold the AI companies responsible for what users are able to create?

Not only do I think the companies shouldn’t be responsible for what users make, I want the AI companies to get out of the way and stop potentially spying on me in order to “enforce their policies”…

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ryandrake01/15/2026

If this article was about Grok doing something bad instead of ChatGPT, it would have been user-flagged off the front page within 30 minutes.

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sixothree01/15/2026

They're probably focused on his political leanings more than anything else.