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Elon Musk’s AI Bot Grok Slammed

Associated Press News on MSN · 4d

Elon Musk’s AI company says Grok chatbot focus on South Africa’s racial politics was ‘unauthorized’

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, says an “unauthorized modification” led its Grok chatbot to post unsolicited claims on social media about the persecution and “genocide” of white people in South Africa.

The Week UK on MSN · 1d

What Elon Musk's Grok AI controversy reveals about chatbots

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, has come under fire for repeatedly spreading far-right conspiracy theories about South Africa and expressing skepticism about facts regarding the Holocaust. Social media users quickly caught on to the bot's strange behavior, and the company's explanation fell flat.

PCMag on MSN · 4d

Grok AI: 'Rogue Employee' Told Me to Post About White Genocide in South Africa

Elon Musk's xAI confirms an 'unauthorized modification' caused the chatbot's political outbursts. The issue highlights how AI systems are direct reflections of the people behind them.

Microsoft brings Elon Musk's Grok AI to Azure

TechRepublic · 6h

Microsoft Adds Musk’s Grok Models to Azure AI Foundry, Risks OpenAI’s Disapproval

The announcement was made at Microsoft’s Build developer conference on Monday, and was notable given Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI. Musk founded xAI, the startup behind Grok, but he has also been locked in a feud with OpenAI since stepping down from its board in the late 2010s, citing disagreements over its leadership direction.

PCMag on MSN · 1d

Musk's Grok AI Comes to Microsoft Azure. Why Am I Not Surprised?

At the Build developer conference, it was revealed that xAI's Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini AI models are being added to Azure. Here's why Microsoft is ignoring Grok's sketchy history.

The Verge on MSN · 1d

Microsoft is now hosting xAI’s Grok 3 models

The announcement of Grok on Azure AI Foundry comes just days after the chatbot spent hours telling every X user that the claim of white genocide in South Africa is highly contenti

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Grok AI Sparks Uproar After Bizarre 'White Genocide' Rants - What's Happening?

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, developed by xAI, ignited a firestorm on 14 May 2025, when it repeatedly posted about 'white ...

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