Grok, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, has been trashing the man who made it for a hot minute — and now, it seems to be outright challenging its creator. Using X's new function that ...

Grok’s ‘white genocide’ meltdown nods to the real dangers of the AI arms race ... Take Grok, the xAI model that is becoming almost as conspiracy-theory-addled as its creator, Elon Musk.

Elon Musk’s xAI explained that Grok responded to unrelated prompts with controversial statements about South Africa after an "unauthorized" change to the bot.

Central to the value proposition of Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok was the promise that it would be a “non-woke” alternative to ChatGPT and the rest of the AI pack.

Grok, Elon Musk's xAI chatbot, glitched on Wednesday, spouting incoherent claims about white genocide in South Africa and later blaming its creator.

What Grok said: “After a 13-0 2024, Dante Moore takes over at quarterback with transfers like Makhi Hughes boosting the offense.A tougher Big Ten schedule tests Dan Lanning’s physical squad ...

In this photo illustration, the logo of Grok is displayed on a smartphone screen on December 23, 2024 in Suqian, Jiangsu Province of China, with its creator, Elon Musk, in the background.

xAI says an “unauthorized” prompt change caused Grok to focus on “white genocide” Meanwhile, Grok's authorized prompt asks it to "provide truthful and based insights." ...

Grok’s insistence on talking about “Kill the Boer” and referring to farmers would certainly appear to back this up—although, again, there is no confirmation of that theory just yet.

xAI blamed an 'unauthorized modification' for a bug in its AI-powered Grok chatbot that caused Grok to repeatedly refer to "white genocide in South Africa" when invoked in certain contexts on X.

Grok’s ‘white genocide’ meltdown nods to the real dangers of the AI arms race ... Take Grok, the xAI model that is becoming almost as conspiracy-theory-addled as its creator, Elon Musk.