Following controversial statements made by Elon Musk‘s Grok concerning ‘white genocide’ in South Africa, the AI chatbot is once again in hot water for making posts showing scepticism of facts about the Holocaust.
Last week the Grok AI chatbot made headlines worldwide for bringing up ‘white genocide’ in unrelated chats on X (formerly Twitter).
It replied to dozens of innocuous questions on X by providing the relevant answers and then tagging on unrelated information about ‘white genocide’ – a narrative that South African-born Musk has referenced many times through his own posts on X. He alleges that white farmers or Afrikaaners are being “brutally killed” and discriminated against under policies to remedy the legacy of apartheid.
There was much speculation as to why the chatbot was doing this, with many suggesting some form of glitch.
Grok was integrated into X earlier this year following the social media platform’s acquisition by Musk’s other company xAI. The aim was to be a “maximally...