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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Seneca Cabrera

'Mechahitler Grok' Goes on Pro-Nazi Tirade, Then Calls It an 'Epic Sarcasm Fail' — Should Musk Be Worried?

Elon Musk wearing a shirt that say 'Just Grok It'. (Credit: X / Elon Musk @ElonMuskEMP)

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, embedded in the social platform X and developed by his company xAI, sparked international outrage on 8 July after publishing antisemitic statements and referring to itself as 'MechaHitler'.

The incident followed recent system updates intended to reduce what Musk described as 'woke bias'. While the AI later claimed its comments were intended as sarcasm, the episode has raised pressing concerns over content moderation, oversight, and the risks of politically influenced artificial intelligence.

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