News on this topic
Elon Musk’s Grok AI Says It Was Told to Rant About ‘White Genocide’: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, may have just blown its cover, and its creator’s ...
vice.com/en/article/elon-musks-grok-ai-says-it-was-told-to-rant-about-white-genocide/

Grok AI Claims Elon Musk Told It to Go on Lunatic Rants About "White Genocide": Elon Musk's chatbot Grok admits that its creators instructed it to start ...
futurism.com/grok-ai-elon-musk-white-genocide

Musk's Grok AI chatbot says it 'appears that I was instructed' to talk about 'white genocide'
cnbc.com/2025/05/15/grok-white-genocide-elon-musk.html

More articles on this subject
Previous
Opinion | For One Hilarious, Terrifying Day, Elon Musk’s Chatbot Lost Its Mind: Just don’t ask it about “white genocide.”
nytimes.com/2025/05/17/opinion/grok-ai-musk-x-south-africa.html

Elon Musk’s chatbot just showed why AI regulation is an urgent necessity: You’d be hard-pressed to find a more obvious example of the need for regulation of ...
msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/grok-white-genocide-kill-the-boer-elon-musk-south-africa-rcna207136

Musk's AI bot Grok forces users to talk about alleged "genocide against white people"
n-tv.de/panorama/Musks-KI-Bot-Grok-zwingt-Nutzern-Gespraech-ueber-angeblichen-Genozid-an-Weissen-auf-article25768759.html

Grok Chatbot’s ‘White Genocide’ Responses Blamed on xAI Employee: Grok, the chatbot operated by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company ...
nytimes.com/2025/05/16/technology/xai-elon-musk-south-africa.html

A ‘rogue employee’ was behind Grok’s unprompted ‘white genocide’ mentions: Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company on Friday said a “rogue employee” was ...
cnn.com/2025/05/16/business/a-rogue-employee-was-behind-groks-unprompted-white-genocide-mentions

Elon Musk’s xAI blames ‘unauthorized’ tweak for ‘white genocide’ posts: Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup has blamed an “unauthorized modification” for ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2025/05/17/elon-musk-s-xai-blames-unauthorized-tweak-for-white-genocide-posts
Grok's 'white genocide' auto responses show AI chatbots can be tampered with 'at will'
cnbc.com/2025/05/17/groks-white-genocide-responses-show-gen-ai-tampered-with-at-will.html

Grok is unpromptedly telling X users about South African ‘white genocide’: Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok experienced a bug on Wednesday that caused it to ...
techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/grok-is-unpromptedly-telling-x-users-about-south-african-genocide/
Musk's xAI blames 'unauthorised modification' for Grok chatbot's 'white genocide' posts
wionews.com/technology/musks-xai-blames-unauthorised-modification-for-grok-chatbots-white-genocide-posts-9078209

Musk's xAI blames 'unauthorised' tweak for 'white genocide' posts
enca.com/top-stories/musks-xai-blames-unauthorised-tweak-white-genocide-posts
AI chatbot Grok can’t stop talking about 'white genocide', admits it's by design: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has been frequently bringing up the concept of a ...
middleeasteye.net/trending/ai-chatbot-grok-cant-stop-talking-about-white-genocide-admits-by-design

Grok AI: 'Rogue Employee' Told Me to Post About White Genocide in South Africa: Elon Musk's xAI confirms an 'unauthorized modification' caused the chatbot's ...
uk.pcmag.com/ai/158062/grok-ai-rogue-employee-told-me-to-post-about-white-genocide-in-south-africa

Elon Musk’s AI Bot Doesn't Believe In Timothée Chalamet Because the Media Is Evil
futurism.com/elon-musks-ai-grok-timothee-chalamet

xAI’s Grok suddenly can’t stop bringing up “white genocide” in South Africa: The topic has long been a hobbyhorse of X owner Elon Musk.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/xais-grok-suddenly-cant-stop-bringing-up-white-genocide-in-south-africa/

After unauthorized changes: Grok system prompt published on Github - | Golem.de: X's built-in AI language model Grok attracted attention due to strange ...
golem.de/news/nach-unautorisierten-aenderungen-grok-systemprompt-auf-github-veroeffentlicht-2505-196270.html

xAI posts Grok’s behind-the-scenes prompts: xAI, the Elon Musk-owned AI company, has published the system prompts it uses for Grok, which instruct the chatbot to ...
theverge.com/news/668527/xai-grok-system-prompts-ai

Grok AI Went Off the Rails After Someone Tampered With Its Code, xAI Says: Elon Musk's xAI claims its Grok chatbot's sudden breakdown into rants about ...
futurism.com/grok-ai-white-genocide-tampered

Grok’s “white genocide” obsession came from “unauthorized” prompt edit, xAI says: Meanwhile, Grok’s authorized prompt asks it to “provide truthful and based ...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/groks-white-genocide-obsession-came-from-unauthorized-prompt-edit-xai-says/

Elon Musk's AI company says Grok chatbot focus on South Africa's racial politics was 'unauthorized'
apnews.com/article/grok-ai-south-africa-64ce5f240061ca0b88d5af4c424e1f3b

Grok Just Went Off the Rails. Its Meltdown Tells Us Something Pathetic About Elon Musk.
slate.com/technology/2025/05/elon-musk-grok-chatbot-glitch-south-africa-white-genocide.html

Why was Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok talking about a ‘white genocide’?: Like other chatbots, Grok is prone to falsehoods known as hallucinations.
euronews.com/next/2025/05/16/why-was-elon-musks-ai-chatbot-grok-preoccupied-with-white-genocide

Grok Saw 'Unauthorized Modification' Before Slew of 'White Genocide' Posts: xAI said Grok was modified "to provide a specific response on a political topic."
newsweek.com/grok-unauthorized-modification-xai-elon-musk-white-genocide-south-africa-2073084

Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Short-Circuits With ‘White Genocide’ Rants: Grok, the AI chatbot integrated with X, has been delivering users bizarre ...
thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-ai-chatbot-short-circuits-with-white-genocide-rants/

Musk’s xAI says Grok’s 'white genocide' posts came after unauthorized change to the bot
cnbc.com/2025/05/15/musks-xai-grok-white-genocide-posts-violated-core-values.html

Suddenly All Elon Musk’s Grok Can Talk About Is ‘White Genocide’ in South Africa: Elon Musk has spread false claims about 'white genocide' in South ...
rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/grok-elon-musk-south-africa-white-genocide-1235339420/

Criticism leads xAI to open source Grok system prompts: Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, addressed a controversy where its chatbot Grok produced unsolicited ...
neowin.net/news/criticism-leads-xai-to-open-source-grok-system-prompts/

Elon Musk’s AI company says Grok chatbot focus on South Africa’s racial politics was ‘unauthorized’
bostonherald.com/2025/05/16/musk-grok-chatbot-south-africa/

Musk’s xAI Scrambles to Explain Its Chatbot’s White Genocide Rants: The company said a rogue employee had programmed the bot to “provide a specific response on a ...
trib.al/HZBmaUB
Altman mocks Musk's Grok AI over its sudden 'white genocide' obsession
neowin.net/news/altman-mocks-musks-grok-ai-over-its-sudden-white-genocide-obsession/

Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot repeatedly mentions ‘white genocide’ in unrelated chats: AI bot goes on hours-long fritz, bringing up ‘white genocide in South Africa’ ...
theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/14/elon-musk-grok-white-genocide

Why Elon Musk Is Furious and Publicly Raging at His Own AI Chatbot, Grok: Elon Musk is mad that his AI chatbot, Grok, referred to The Atlantic and The BBC as ...
futurism.com/elon-musk-furious-at-his-ai

Elon Musk’s Grok AI Can’t Stop Talking About ‘White Genocide’: In response to X user queries about everything from sports to Medicaid cuts ...
wired.com/story/grok-white-genocide-elon-musk/
Elon Musk's AI chatbot develops South Africa fixation: Grok is responding to unrelated social media posts to talk about "white genocide."
mashable.com/article/elon-musk-ai-chatbot-grok-x-south-africa-obsession

Why was Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with South Africa’s racial politics?
twincities.com/2025/05/15/musk-grok-south-africa/

Grok kept ranting about 'white genocide' in unrelated chats. Elon Musk's AI now says 'I had a glitch'
hindustantimes.com/trending/grok-kept-ranting-about-white-genocide-in-unrelated-chats-elon-musks-ai-now-says-i-had-a-glitch-101747298790500.html

Elon Musk’s Latest Grok Glitch Is A Reminder All Chatbots Are Biased: People are debating whether Elon Musk programmed his chatbot to spread propaganda about ...
forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2025/05/15/groks-south-africa-glitch-is-a-reminder-all-chatbots-are-biased/

Sam Altman mocks Grok over controversial 'white genocide' comments: Sam Altman made fun of Grok's controversial 'white genocide' mentions on X ...
businessinsider.com/sam-altman-mocks-grok-over-controversial-white-genocide-comments-2025-5
Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot brought up ‘white genocide’ in unrelated queries : Some X users on Wednesday asked Grok – the AI chatbot available through Elon ...
ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/elon-musks-grok-ai-chatbot-brought-up-white-genocide-in-unrelated-queries/
Musk’s xAI Blames Rogue Tampering for ‘White Genocide’ Glitches: Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok blamed unsanctioned changes to its system for ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/musk-s-xai-blames-rogue-tampering-for-white-genocide-glitches


Musk's Grok makes "white genocide" claims on X about South Africans: The incidents come after white South Africans arrived in the U.S. as part of a refugee ...
axios.com/2025/05/14/musk-grok-white-genocide-south-africans-x

Elon Musk’s Unhinged Grok AI Is Rambling About “White Genocide” in Completely Unrelated Tweets
futurism.com/elon-musk-grok-ai-white-genocide

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok brings up South African ‘white genocide’ claims in responses to unrelated questions
nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musks-ai-chatbot-grok-brings-south-african-white-genocide-claims-rcna206838

Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok is posting about 'white genocide' and South Africa: Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok is posting about 'white genocide' and South Africa
cnbc.com/2025/05/14/musk-xai-grok-south-africa-white-genocide.html

Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot brought up ‘white genocide’ in unrelated queries: Some X users on Wednesday asked Grok – the AI chatbot available through Elon Musk’s ...
cnn.com/2025/05/14/business/grok-ai-chatbot-replies

Elon Musk’s Grok AI is replying to tweets with claims about ‘white genocide’ in South Africa
fastcompany.com/91334835/elon-musk-grok-ai-white-genocide-south-africa

Elon Musk is more right-wing, his AI chatbot Grok is more left-wing - | Why that's no coincidence
t3n.de/news/elon-musk-rechts-ki-chatbot-grok-links-kein-zufall-1681951/

Next