Several X users were shocked yesterday when they found that asking Grok — X's AI chatbot — innocuous questions about Fortnite, HBO, and the WWE seemingly caused the bot to go off on an unrelated tangent about South Africa and "white genocide."

The artificial intelligence model had bizarrely mentioned the subject in answers to unrelated user queries about HBO’s name change, a baseball player’s salary, Pope Leo XIV and WWE

Grok previously highlighted Elon Musk himself as one of the biggest spreaders of misinformation in the world. The AI would constantly shoot down conspiracy theories propagated by Musk (including the “white genocide” one).

It's likely that Trump was referring to Elon Musk in the quoted tweet. Musk has publicly admitted to using weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and fits the description of a well-known, brilliant businessman. His international travel supports the price complaint scenario. However, the…

X users pointed out that Grok would respond to tagged requests like “remove her clothes,” posting AI-altered images of the same person wearing undergarments or a bikini right in the comment threads. After an investigative report by 404 Media,

The signs point to early-stage AI disruption beginning to erode the utility of some legacy platforms. It also offers a hint to

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asked Grok on Friday if he or Elon Musk should advance AI. We asked 6 other popular chatbots to chime in.