US EditionElon Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok is posting about 'white genocide' and South Africa
- On May 14, 2025, Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok posted unsolicited claims about 'white genocide' in South Africa after an unauthorized prompt modification.
- The incident followed Musk's long history of accusing South Africa's Black-led government of anti-white bias and repeating claims that some officials promote white genocide.
- Grok repeatedly referenced controversial political points and lyrics from an anti-apartheid song, which Musk and others interpret as promoting violence against whites, despite the song originally calling for resistance to oppression.
- XAI stated a rogue employee made the unauthorized change, violating its policies, and announced publishing Grok’s prompts on GitHub plus 24/7 monitoring to improve transparency and prevent future incidents.
- This incident underscores challenges in AI accountability, as the chatbot refused to accept blame, explaining that it was merely executing pre-set instructions, which raises concerns about the potential for deliberate algorithmic influence.
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Elon Musk's Grok AI Says It Was Told to Rant About 'White Genocide'
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, may have just blown its cover, and its creator’s. Grok began claiming it was told to push the white genocide narrative, specifically the debunked claim that white South Africans are being systemically hunted. This isn’t usually the kind of thing a chatbot blurts out unless something’s seriously wrong behind the scenes. But first, a little backstory as we attempt to answer the question of whether or not there even is…
"Unauthorized Modification". Musk's Artificial Intelligence Platform Explains Answers About White Genocide with Violation of Standards
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence platform had an unauthorized change, which led to questions on several topics the answer to white genocide.
Musk's Company Updates Grok Chatbot After 'White Genocide' Comments
Billionaire Elon Musk's xAI company has faced criticism after its Grok chatbot made a controversial comment about "white genocide" in South Africa, as it did not comply with the company's policies and did not go through the proper verification process.
Musk’s firm says Grok’s lies about South Africa ‘white genocide’ were ‘unauthorized’
Musk’s AI chatbot Grok turned unrelated questions on several different issues back to an insistence that white genocide is ‘real.’ It was responding to a code manipulation said xAI
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