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PC Gamer
Andy Chalk

X CEO Linda Yaccarino calls it quits less than 24 hours after the platform's AI-powered chatbot Grok anoints itself 'MechaHitler' and starts posting antisemitic messages and graphic descriptions of sexual assault

LAS VEGAS, USA - JANUARY 07: Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp., formerly Twitter, speaks during a keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 7, 2025. Linda Yaccarino discussed with Canadian-American journalist Catherine Herridge how the company is redefining the future of digital communication and creating a global newsroom. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images).

Two years after taking the reins as CEO of Twitter—now known as X—Linda Yaccarino has announced that she is stepping down. While Yaccarino did not share a reason for her surprise resignation, it comes less than 24 hours after X's AI-powered chatbot Grok posted messages including praise for Adolf Hitler and descriptions of violent rape.

"When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company," Yaccarino wrote in her resignation post.

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