After Grok took a hard turn toward antisemitic earlier this week, many are probably left wondering how something like that could even happen.

Grok was rolled out in November 2023, a little more than a year after Elon Musk bought Twitter. Musk wanted to use data that the social-media company had—all of its posts, comments, and images—to help train a large language model called Grok, which came with a chatbot.

On Tuesday July 8, X (née Twitter) was forced to switch off the social media platform’s in-built AI, Grok, after it declared itself to be a robot version of Hitler, spewing antisemitic hate and racist conspiracy theories. This followed X owner Elon Musk’s declaration over the weekend that he was insisting Grok be less “politically correct.”

The incident coincided with a broader meltdown for Grok, which also posted antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler, sparking outrage and renewed scrutiny of Musk’s approach to AI moderation. Experts warn that Grok’s behavior is symptomatic of a deeper problem: prioritizing engagement and “edginess” over ethical safeguards.

Grok is normally a very smart AI system where you can perform DeepSearch research, create files, projects, and more. On the other hand, AI isn’t perfect and can make mistakes like providing inaccurate information,

Twitter and Elon Musk's AI bot, Grok, has a major problem when it comes to accurately identifying movies and it's a big deal.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI was forced to delete a series of mind-bogglingly antisemitic and racist posts by its Grok chatbot on Twitter-formerly-X, a service that Elon Musk also owns.

Linda Yaccarino resigned as CEO of X after two years. She cited a turnaround in business and a corporate merger as reasons. Yaccarino thanked Elon Musk for the opportunity. She highlighted efforts to improve user safety and restore advertiser confidence.