Musk's xAI blames Grok's "white genocide" responses on unauthorized update

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Musk's xAI blames Grok's "white genocide" responses on unauthorized update

axios.com/2025/05/16/musk-grok-south-africa-white-genocide-xai

xAI blamed "an unauthorized modification" for its chatbot Grok giving users off-topic and false responses about "white genocide" in South Africa this week.
Why it matters: xAI owner Elon Musk, who is from South Africa, has also
falsely accused the country of perpetuating "genocide"…

This story appeared on axios.com, 2025-05-16 14:48:43.