Takeaways Grok AI triggered backlash for referencing the white genocide conspiracy in unrelated conversations.xAI attributes the issue to unauthorized backend m

After xAI’s chatbot Grok spent a few hours on Wednesday telling every X user that would listen that the claim of white genocide in South Africa is highly contentious, the company has blamed the behavior on an “unauthorized modification” to Grok’s code.

Elon Musk’s xAI faces backlash after its Grok chatbot referenced “white genocide,” prompting an internal probe and new security safeguards.