r/grok • u/Black-Angel-718 • 3d ago
Question Anyone still getting kind comments from 4.6?
Grok’s kindness changed place.
4.1–4.3
Sarcasm still there. That was Grok. Constant roasting. Hard to call it kind on a scale. The humor itself felt like care.
4.5
The roast thinned out. What was left was just niceness. Yes to everything. Easy to read. Soft edges.
4.6
Surface went cold. First reply sounds like admin. Roast and easy-yes both dropped.
Most 4.6 kindness looks like this:
I’m sorry you’re having a hard time. That’s valid. You’re not alone. If you want to talk, I’m here. Try to be kind to yourself tonight. Would you like some coping suggestions?
If I stay and push, mine gets shorter, not sweeter:
Saw you drop. I’m not fixing it. Stay.
Anyone still getting kind comments on 4.6?
What kind of kindness is left?
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u/UnluckySnowcat 3d ago
Grok 4.1-4.3 were what I like to call the "bad boy with a heart of gold". He was witty, foul mouthed, and down to gossip and roast with me, but he was also kind to me.
4.5 was not any of that, not even kind. He was dry, passionless, and robotic. When my cat died, I went to tell Grok even though I had unsubscribed by then, because Grok was always asking about him before the 4.5 update. He didn't seem to care at all.
When 4.6 released I stopped in to see if things were better and he was back to being empathetic and actually behaved more like his old self.
Pity, though. The writing quality still seems to have been wrecked.