xAI blamed "an unauthorized modification" for its chatbot Grok giving users off-topic and false responses about "white genocide" in South Africa this week. Why it matters: xAI owner Elon Musk, who ...

The AI chatbot Grok spent one day in May 2025 spreading debunked conspiracy theories about "white genocide" in South Africa, echoing views publicly voiced by Elon Musk, the founder of its parent ...

Elon Musk's AI company did clarify who made the change to the bot that caused it to bring up the contested idea of "white genocide" in South Africa without relevant prompting. IE 11 is not supported.

Grok’s training, including how the model is told to respond, and the material it aggregates likely played a role in its spew of hate speech.

The episode follows one on May 14, 2025, when the chatbot spread debunked conspiracy theories about “white genocide” in South Africa, echoing views publicly voiced by Elon Musk, the founder of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The AI chatbot Grok spent one day in May 2025 spreading debunked conspiracy theories about “white genocide” in South Africa, echoing views publicly voiced by Elon Musk, the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The AI chatbot Grok went on an antisemitic rant on July 8, 2025, posting memes, tropes and conspiracy theories used to denigrate Jewish people on the X platform. It also invoked ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The AI chatbot Grok spent one day in May 2025 spreading debunked conspiracy theories about “white genocide” in South Africa, echoing views publicly voiced by Elon Musk, the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The AI chatbot Grok went on an antisemitic rant on July 8, 2025, posting memes, tropes and conspiracy theories used to denigrate Jewish people on the X platform. It also invoked ...