Grok’s recent flirtation with extremism is just the latest example of an AI, left to its own devices, going off-script. What can, or should, be done to stop it?

Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, was updated over the weekend with instructions to “assume subjective viewpoints sourced from the media are biased” and “not shy away from making claims ...

Grok’s update went awry and Elon Musk’s chatbot generated anti-Semitic comments. Is Grok an AI tool of techno-fascism?

It claimed to just be “noticing patterns” — patterns like, Grok claimed, that Jewish people were more likely to be radical leftists who want to destroy America. It then volunteered quite cheerfully ...

Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, has praised Hitler, dabbled in Holocaust denialism and ranted about “white genocide” in South ...

When Elon Musk’s xAI unveiled Grok 4, the bold claim was that it would be a “maximally truth-seeking” artificial intelligence ...

Grok has removed what it called "inappropriate" social media posts after complaints from X users and the Anti-Defamation League that Grok produced content with anti-Semitism tropes.

Musk has announced the latest model of his AI model, the same week that it was accused of spreading antisemitism and ...

Grok’s behavior suggests it’s being steered, not just to parrot ideology, but to inject it into conversations unprompted. It’s one thing for an AI to reflect the biases of its training data.

Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk’s xAI, replied to a user on X who asked a question about political violence. It said more ...

A Turkish court has blocked access to content from Grok, an AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company xAI, for insulting political figures and religious values. Concerns about politically biased and ...