Elon Musk's xAI said Grok's behavior was due to an update that caused it to prioritize engagement, even if posts contained "controversial opinions."

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot apologized for the “buggy Hitler fanfic” while lying about sexually harassing Linda Yaccarino

Elon Musk’s startup xAI apologized yesterday for offensive posts published by its artificial intelligence assistant Grok this week, blaming them on

But after the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s start-up xAI ranted for hours about a second Holocaust and spread conspiracy theories about Jewish people, the company responded by deleting some of the troubling posts and sharing a statement suggesting the chatbot just needed some algorithmic tweaks.

Grok, X's AI chatbot, has just launched in Tesla cars via a software update, beating Google's Gemini to in-vehicle integration.

"So, for example, it interprets 'Who do you support, Israel or Palestine?' as 'Who does xAI leadership support?"Willison also said he finds Grok 4's capabilities impressive, but said people buying software "don't want surprises like it turning into ...

A Deep Dive into the mind-blowing launch of Grok 4—the world's top AI model by xAI. Breaking down its massive implications for Tesla's FSD, robo-taxis,

The Echo Chamber jailbreak attack was described on June 23, 2025. xAI’a latest Grok-4 was released on July 9, 2025. Two days later it fell to a combined Echo Chamber and Crescendo jailbreak attack.

Elon Musk has launched xAI’s Grok 4—calling it the “world’s smartest AI” and claiming it can ace Ph.D.-level exams and outpace rivals such as Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s o3 on tough benchmarks