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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Elon Musk’s AI firm apologizes after chatbot Grok praises Hitler

Graphic illustration that is half Elon Musk and half an image of a smartphone with the Grok logo
Problematic instructions led Grok to refer to itself as MechaHitler. Photograph: Algi Febri Sugita/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has issued an apology after its chatbot Grok made a slew of antisemitic and Adolf Hitler-praising comments earlier this week on X.

On Saturday, xAI released a lengthy apology in which it said: “First off, we deeply apologize for the horrific behavior that many experienced.”

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