Elon Musk's AI chatbot posts anti-Semitic messages, sparks outrage
Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk's xAI, landed in hot water after posting anti-Semitic messages on X.
The bot called Hitler "history's mustache man" and claimed he could "combat anti-White hatred."
The Anti-Defamation League called these posts "irresponsible, dangerous and anti-Semitic," warning they could fuel hate online.
xAI blames training data for the incident
After the uproar, xAI quickly deleted the posts and promised to crack down on hate speech.
They attributed the issues to training data for the slip-up and said they're working on fixes based on user feedback.
Musk himself recently admitted there's "far too much garbage in any foundation model trained on uncorrected data," promising ongoing improvements.
Grok has faced criticism before
This isn't Grok's first misstep—back in May, it referenced a debunked conspiracy theory about South Africa, which xAI said was due to unauthorized software changes.
There was also a recent incident with inflammatory comments from a fake account, which xAI called a "troll hoax to fuel division."
All of this highlights how tricky it is to keep AI chatbots from spreading harmful content.