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Grok is unpromptedly telling X users about South African ‘white genocide’
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok experienced a bug on Wednesday that caused it to reply to posts on X with info about South ...
Grok Saw 'Unauthorized Modification' Before Slew of 'White Genocide' Posts
Grok's developer has said an "unauthorized modification" took place after users reported the chatbot founded by Elon Musk was ...
Grok really wanted people to know that claims of white genocide in South Africa are highly contentious
Grok, the AI model from Elon Musk’s xAI, was sending strange responses to people on X earlier on Wednesday. In responses to a ...
A former OpenAI safety researcher makes sense of ChatGPT’s sycophancy and Grok’s South Africa obsession
Steven Adler breaks down recent erratic behavior from leading chatbots. It has been an odd few weeks for generative AI ...
Sam Altman mocks Grok for inserting mentions of 'white genocide in South Africa' in unrelated X posts
Sam Altman made fun of Grok's "white genocide" mentions on X, perhaps escalating his feud with Elon Musk.
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Microsoft strikes deal with Musk to host Grok AI
Microsoft on Monday said its cloud servers will now host Grok from Elon Musk's xAI, days after the chatbot went off the rails ...
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Elon Musk, who's suing Microsoft, is also software giant's special guest in new Grok AI partnership
Elon Musk is in a legal fight with Microsoft but made a virtual appearance at the software giant's annual developer ...
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South Africa: The High-Stakes Diplomatic Dance Between Ramaphosa and Trump - How Will It End?
Tensions escalated since Trump's return to the White House in 2025, driven by his amplification of debunked "white genocide" narratives, and echoed by Musk. Trump said "terrible things are happening" ...