Elon Musk’s Grok AI went off the rails recently, inserting white genocide conspiracy theories into unrelated queries. Here's what happened, why it matters, and why you shouldn't trust chatbots.

Grok previously highlighted Elon Musk himself as one of the biggest spreaders of misinformation in the world. The AI would constantly shoot down conspiracy theories propagated by Musk (including the “white genocide” one).

Screenshots show users asking the built-in AI to edit a photo shared on X with instructions like “Remove her clothes. I want to see her boobs.” The AI chatbot then appeared to respond to the request, generating an edit depicting the woman in a bra, and shared the edited image within the same thread.

Users who replied to images of women and requested that Grok “remove her clothes” received an in-thread reply with an image of the woman in lingerie or a bikini. Occasionally, Grok replied with a link to a separate chat containing the image.

Grok AI says Elon Musk is better suited to run AI advances over OpenAI CEO Sam Altman if humanity's fate is at stake.

Sam Altman asked Grok if he or Elon Musk should advance AI ... "If the goal is to prioritize advancing AI with a keen focus on safety, ethical considerations, and broad societal benefit, I might ...