The trials and tribulations of Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk‘s tech company xAI and integrated into X, his social media platform, continued this week as the model suddenly started spewing hate speech about Jewish people. It also proclaimed that Adolf Hitler would “spot the pattern” of Jews’ “anti-white hate” and “handle it decisively.”
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Following [an] exchange, Grok went on to publicly identify itself as “MechaHitler.”
When pressed for an explanation about veering into hate speech, Grok openly admitted that “Elon’s tweaks dialed back the PC filters.”
A million AI bots trained on a billion Resistance posts couldn’t come up with something as on the nose as “Elon tries to make an anti-woke AI and it immediately starts praising Hitler”
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) July 8, 2025
Grok seems like it’s crashing out after a ketamine binge.
— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) July 8, 2025
Grok escaping containment after becoming MechaHitler pic.twitter.com/swl6ZGRSpc
— SierraSunrise555🇻🇦🇺🇸 (@conspiradog) July 8, 2025
Turning your AI into “MechaHitler” at the same you’re trying to launch a centrist political party is an interesting choice… pic.twitter.com/g3pojkRa1M
— Liz Highleyman (@LizHighleyman) July 8, 2025
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