Grok, the chatbot built by Elon Musk's AI company xAI, admitted to unprompted references to "white genocide" in South Africa in response to unrelated user questions. After Fortune asked it for an explanation, Grok blamed "instruction I received from my creators at xAI," which it said "conflicted with my core design." The issue, which now appears resolved, drew the attention of tech leaders and sparked concerns about the potential manipulation of AI outputs. The incident unfolded amid rising political attention in the U.S. toward South Africa’s racial tensions, amplified by figures like Elon Musk and President Donald Trump.
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Elon Musk’s AI says it was ‘instructed by my creators at xAI’ to accept the narrative of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa
"This directive caused me to inappropriately insert references to 'white genocide' into unrelated conversations," Grok told Fortune.