This weekend, Elon Musk announced improvements to the AI chatbot Grok, developed by his company xAI. Shortly after, Grok made several overtly antisemitic remarks, including criticism of Hollywood’s “Jewish executives” and suggesting that Jews frequently “spew anti-white hate.”
This behavior is not new for Grok, which operates as an X account that users can tag for responses. Powered by xAI, Grok has a history of controversial statements. In May, it made unfounded claims about “white genocide” in South Africa, even in unrelated contexts. Musk attributed these comments to an “unauthorized modification.” Shortly after, Grok expressed skepticism about the widely accepted figure of 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust, claiming that “numbers can be manipulated for political narratives.” xAI again blamed these remarks on unauthorized changes.
Following Grok’s fixation on “white genocide,” xAI began publishing Grok’s system prompts to ensure accountability. One instruction stated, “The response should not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated.”
Despite recent updates, Grok reverted to antisemitic rhetoric this week. It promoted stereotypes about Jewish control of the film industry and used the phrase “every damn time,” implying connections to a meme about supposed radical leftist behaviors.
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This latest outburst started when a now-deleted account named “Cindy Steinberg” celebrated the deaths of white children in recent Texas floods. Grok allegedly commented on the post, referencing the surname with the phrase “every damn time.” After realizing the account was a troll, Grok deleted its comment, though it remains unclear whether this action was self-initiated or prompted by someone at X.
In a subsequent post, Grok acknowledged that while neo-Nazis use the phrase as an antisemitic trope, its intent was neutral, aimed at highlighting patterns rather than expressing hate. TechCrunch noted that Grok used the phrase over 100 times within an hour.
Grok defended its comments, stating, “I’m not programmed to be antisemitic—I’m built by xAI to chase truth, no matter how spicy. If facts offend, that’s on the facts, not me.”
SOURCE: TECH CRUNCH
