Dhaka, July 13 -- The latest iteration of Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok 4, is drawing attention for an unusual feature: before answering some questions, it checks what Musk himself has said on the topic.

Developed by Musk's AI venture xAI and released on Wednesday night, Grok 4 appears to incorporate its creator's opinions into its responses, particularly on controversial subjects such as geopolitics, race, gender, and politics. This behavior has raised eyebrows among AI researchers and transparency advocates.

Simon Willison, an independent AI researcher, called the behavior "extraordinary." In his tests, Grok searched Musk's social media platform X (formerly Twitter) for the billionaire's comments on controversial i...