AI chatbot ‘MechaHitler’ could be making content considered violent extremism, expert witness tells X v eSafety case

Elon Musk’s xAI apologised last week after its Grok chatbot made a slew of antisemitic and Adolf Hitler-praising comments on X. Photograph: Algi Febri Sugita/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

The chatbot embedded in Elon Musk’s X that referred to itself as “MechaHitler” and made antisemitic comments last week could be considered terrorism or violent extremism content, an Australian tribunal has heard.

But an expert witness for X has argued a large language model cannot be ascribed intent, only the user.