If you have a question for Grok today, there's a chance X's AI chatbot replied by talking about "white genocide" in South Africa, a controversial talking point in far-right circles.

X users asking the AI chatbot a wide variety of questions are finding that it will change the subject to discuss a racial conspiracy theory ...

The chatbot offered off-topic responses about race relations in South Africa, even when users asked unrelated questions.

X’s Grok has been responding to unrelated prompts with discussions of “white genocide” in South Africa, one of Musk’s hobbyhorses.

Grok seems to have been programmed to defend claims of white genocide in South Africa. Now it’s all it can talk about.

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok experienced a bug on Wednesday that caused it to reply to posts on X with info about South ...

Grok wrote “No trustworthy sources back Elon Musk’s 'white genocide' claim in South Africa; courts dismiss it as unfounded (BBC, Washington Post). Media report excess violence against farmers ...

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence ... A day earlier, Grok kept posting publicly about “white genocide” in South Africa in response to users of Musk’s social media platform X who asked ...

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok sparked backlash after repeatedly referencing 'white genocide' in South Africa unprompted, ...

Much like its creator, Elon Musk’s artificial ... to make their best guesses. “Grok randomly blurting out opinions about white genocide in South Africa smells to me like the sort of buggy ...