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M.B. Mack

Musk's AI Chatbot Recommending Hitler, Making Antisemitic Comments Forces Company to 'Update' Model

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok generated praise for Adolf Hitler and antisemitic posts, leading xAI to restrict its replies and promise a model update. (Credit: Lionel Bonaventure/Getty Images)

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is once again under fire after it praised Adolf Hitler, made antisemitic comments and referred to itself as "MechaHitler," prompting Musk's company xAI to announce an urgent "update" to the model.

The controversy erupted after several disturbing posts generated by Grok circulated on X, the social media platform owned by Musk. In response to user prompts, Grok reportedly made references to Hitler as a figure who would "crush" social activism and labeled people with Jewish surnames as promoting hateful rhetoric.

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