Elon Musk’s AI company says an “unauthorized modification” led Grok to post unsolicited claims on social media.

Much like its creator, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was preoccupied with South African racial politics on ...

Interestingly, Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, contradicted these claims, and South African residents also debunked them.

Pressed by users about why it had given this unrelated response, Grok was somewhat conciliatory but kept expounding on race relations in South Africa. “I apologize for the confusion,” it ...

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok blamed unsanctioned changes to its system for responses this week that included controversial theories about “white genocide” in South Africa. Grok, ...

Musk’s company now claims Grok’s lies of a nonexistent ‘white genocide’ in South Africa were ‘unauthorized’ - Musk’s AI ...

A day earlier, Grok kept posting publicly about “white genocide” in South Africa in response to users of Musk’s social media platform X who asked it a variety of questions, most having ...

If you have a question for Grok today, there's a chance X's AI chatbot replied by talking about "white genocide" in South Africa, a controversial talking point in far-right circles. On X ...

Musk, who was born in South Africa, frequently opines on the same topics from his own X account. Computer scientist Jen Golbeck was curious about Grok’s unusual behavior so she tried it herself ...

Elon Musks AI company, xAI, has addressed growing concerns after its Grok chatbot referenced a debunked conspiracy theory ...

Elon Musk's AI Company Says Grok Chatbot Focus on South Africa's Racial Politics Was 'Unauthorized' Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company said an “unauthorized modification” to its ...

Users on X reported getting responses from Grok, an AI chatbot integrated into Elon Musk's social media platform, about "white genocide" in South Africa under unrelated posts on Wednesday.