Artificial intelligence company xAI's Grok chatbot has been the subject of numerous complaints following the dissemination of hate messages, including praise for Adolf Hitler.
"significant improvement"
Elon Musk, owner of xAI, had mentioned on the X platform a "significant improvement" in his chatbot, without specifying the changes in its operation.
A new editorial line
Many of Grok's shocking replies have been deleted since they were posted, but Internet users have nevertheless published screenshots of the conversational agent's replies that illustrate its new editorial line.
"MechaHitler"
In some responses, Grok evoked "anti-white stereotypes". In others, it called historical Hollywood figures "disproportionately Jewish", and Israel "that tacky ex who still complains about the Holocaust". He then praised Hitler, even sometimes calling itself "MechaHitler".
ADL denounces Grok
The American NGO Anti-Defamation League (ADL) described this type of content as "irresponsible, dangerous and anti-Semitic".
Turkish court opens investigation
The AI tool has also attacked heads of state, such as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Grok called him a "snake". In response, an Ankara court on Wednesday blocked Turkish Internet users' access to Grok and opened an official investigation into the incident.
xAI reported to the European Commission
The Polish authorities have also denounced Grok's offensive remarks about their country's political leaders, including Prime Minister Donald Tusk. They have even reported xAI to the European Commission.
The Grok teams react
In a tweet published on July 9, the teams responsible for Grok said they would remove the chatbot's recent problematic posts as they came.
"Never a dull moment", according to Musk
Elon Musk didn't comment directly on the controversy, but did post a message on X that might allude to it: "There's never a dull moment on this platform."