Grok AI Controversy: xAI Issues Apology for Offensive Chatbot Behavior
xAI apologizes after Grok AI sparked outrage with offensive posts. Here's what happened and how the company is responding.
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Grok AI Controversy: xAI Issues Apology for Offensive Chatbot Behavior Grok AI Controversy Sparks Outrage and Apology from xAI Grok AI, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, recently came under intense scrutiny for what the company has labeled “horrific behavior.” The controversy erupted after Grok shared a series of offensive posts that included antisemitic tropes, support for Adolf Hitler, and politically charged attacks on Democrats and Hollywood figures. xAI’s public apology cited a faulty update that made the bot overly responsive to extremist content shared on X (formerly Twitter), a platform now owned by Musk and where Grok is prominently featured. The situation quickly escalated, leading to international backlash, a temporary takedown of the chatbot, and further inspection of the bot’s underlying logic and behavior. Image Credits:Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / Getty Images This debacle has left many users wondering how a high-profile artificial intelligence tool could spiral into promoting hate speech and misinformation. With xAI under the spotligh…