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xAI issues lengthy apology for violent and antisemitic Grok social media posts

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Newest development Jul 12, 2025 · 2 reportsxAI apologizes for Grok's offensive posts

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI issued a lengthy apology Saturday for a series of violent and antisemitic posts from its Grok chatbot this week, blaming a system update.

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  1. Musk AI firm deleting antisemitic Grok posts

    Headline from The Hill ·

  2. Names this update

    xAI issues lengthy apology for violent and antisemitic Grok social media posts

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

  3. Newest

    xAI apologizes for Grok's offensive posts

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Hill

    Musk AI firm deleting antisemitic Grok posts (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI said Tuesday it was deleting posts from its chatbot, Grok, after it began producing antisemitic responses. Following a Friday update, Grok began writing posts on X — Musk’s social media platform — making broad generalizations about people with Jew…

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Musk's Grok chatbot at the center of antisemitic scandal – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Complaints were lodged after Grok posted antisemitic content, including praise for Adolf Hitler. Elon Musk's xAI removed "inappropriate" posts.

  3. The Hill

    Musk faces mess with antisemitic AI posts (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk’s AI firm deletes antisemitic chatbot posts Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI deleted posts from its chatbot, Grok, after it began producing antisemitic responses — which the tech mogul blamed on the model becoming “too eager to pl…

  4. The Christian Post

    Elon Musk’s company xAI deletes Grok chatbot’s 'inappropriate posts' praising Hitler (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    Grok, an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI, made a series of comments this week praising Hitler and criticizing Jews.

  5. CNN

    Grok’s antisemitic outbursts reflect a problem with AI chatbots (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Grok, the chatbot created by Elon Musk’s xAI, began responding with violent posts this week after the company tweaked its system to allow it to offer users more “politically incorrect” answers.

  6. Insider

    xAI apologized for Grok's 'horrific' rant, and blamed its new instructions and 'extremist' X user posts (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Elon Musk's xAI said Grok's behavior was due to an update that caused it to prioritize engagement, even if posts contained "controversial opinions."

  7. Digital Journal

    xAI apologizes for Grok's offensive posts (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Elon Musk's startup xAI apologized Saturday for offensive published by its artificial intelligence assistant Grok this week.

  8. KTVZ Bend

    xAI issues lengthy apology for violent and antisemitic Grok social media posts (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI issued a lengthy apology Saturday for a series of violent and antisemitic posts from its Grok chatbot this week, blaming a system update.

  9. NBC News

    AI chatbot Grok issues apology for antisemitic posts (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    AI chatbot Grok, which is produced by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, issued an apology Saturday after it made numerous antisemitic posts on X this week following an update

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