Elon Musk’s Grok AI sparked controversy after making unsolicited claims about violence against white South Africans. The issue, linked to a rogue prompt edit, drew comments from OpenAI’s Sam Altman and many other X users.

Much like its creator, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok was preoccupied with South African racial politics on social media this week, posting unsolicited claims about the persecution and “genocide” of white people.

Much like its creator, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was preoccupied with South African racial politics on social media this week, posting unsolicited claims about the persecution and “genocide” of white people.