It isn't immediately clear what led to the disturbing posts, whether due to a fault in the chatbot's programming or if Grok was just following orders.

Grok, the AI chatbot designed by Elon Musk’s xAI for social media, described itself as “MechaHitler” while making a string of antisemitic posts this week.

On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler.

Musk said an update to make Grok less politically correct instead made it susceptible to manipulation. The AI chatbot praised Hitler, attacked Jews.

The billionaire rolled out the latest update on Grok after the previous model produced antisemitic rhetoric and graphic fantasies of sexual assault

Elon Musk has spoken out after Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot embedded in his social media site X, described itself as "MechaHitler.""Never a dull moment on this platform," Musk said in an early morning post on Wednesday,

Elon Musk's new AI chatbot, Grok 4, is raising eyebrows for its unusual behavior. The chatbot, released Wednesday by Musk's company xAI, sometimes searches Musk's views online before answering questions.

The billionaire has long complained about the xAI model undermining right-wing narratives and recently said it would be “updated”

Grok AI chatbot shared antisemitic content on X, referencing Hitler and conspiracy theories about Jews, prompting xAI to restrict its capabilities.

Linda Yaccarino stepped down as X's CEO a day after the platform's AI chatbot, Grok, went haywire and began praising Adolf Hitler's actions in responses to users.

Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself ‘MechaHitler’ The billionaire has long complained about the xAI model undermining right-wing narratives and recently said it would be ...