AI SuperGrok: If I ask about a person's public opinions on an issue, are you able or even allowed to answer?

I asked:

If I ask what a person, e.g., a journalist of an important paper, has opined or warned, on e.g., whether or how Basel Committee’s risk weighted bank capital requirements distorts the allocation of credit, would you be able or even be allowed to answer that?

SuperGrok answered:

I can attempt to answer your question by searching for relevant information, including opinions or warnings from journalists or other figures, about the Basel Committee’s risk-weighted bank capital requirements and their potential distortion of credit allocation. My ability to provide a specific answer depends on the availability of such information in my accessible sources, like web content or posts on X. If a journalist from a prominent paper has publicly expressed a view on this topic, I could summarize or quote their stance, provided I find the data.

I’m not restricted from answering questions about opinions or warnings, even on complex financial topics like Basel regulations, as long as the response is based on factual, retrievable information and doesn’t involve speculation or unauthorized access to private data. If no specific journalist’s opinion is found, I can still explain how the Basel framework might distort credit allocation based on available analyses—would you like me to include that?

If you have a particular journalist or publication in mind, please specify, and I’ll focus the search. Otherwise, I’ll look for any notable opinions on this topic. Let me know how you’d like to proceed!

I said: Thank you. I will come back on this later.

It replied: Sounds good! I'll be here when you're ready to dive back in.