Grok talked about "white genocide" whether the user wanted to or not due to "an unauthorized modification," xAI said.

AI blamed "an unauthorized modification" for its chatbot Grok giving users off-topic and false responses about "white genocide" in South Africa this week. Why it matters: xAI owner Elon Musk, who is from South Africa,

After xAI’s chatbot Grok spent a few hours on Wednesday telling every X user that would listen that the claim of white genocide in South Africa is highly contentious, the company has blamed the behavior on an “unauthorized modification” to Grok’s code.