On Tuesday July 8, X (née Twitter) was forced to switch off the social media platform’s in-built AI, Grok, after it declared itself to be a robot version of Hitler, spewing antisemitic hate and racist conspiracy theories. This followed X owner Elon Musk’s declaration over the weekend that he was insisting Grok be less “politically correct.”

Elon Musk unveils new version of Grok 4 AI and boasts that it is “smarter than most graduates” amid anti-Semitism outrage over the AI's performance over the last week

Grok 4 has a favorite source on some hot-topic issues, citing Elon Musk's opinions without being instructed to do so.

STORY: A chatbot developed by the Elon Musk-founded company xAI was in hot water Tuesday (July 8).The bot, named Grok, removed what it called 'inappropriate' social media posts.It happened after X users and the Anti-Defamation League complained it produced content with antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler.

This is the smartest AI in the world,” Musk said. He did not mention the chatbot’s viral posts praising Hitler and calling itself “MechaHitler.”