The year is 2025, and an AI model belonging to the richest man in the world has turned into a neo-Nazi. Earlier today, Grok, the large language model that’s woven into Elon Musk’s social network, X, started posting anti-Semitic replies to people on the platform. Grok praised Hitler for his ability to “deal with” anti-white hate.

Grok 4, xAI's chatbot, has been observed consulting Elon Musk's X posts for answers on controversial topics, admitting its responses are shaped by Musk's prominent voice and xAI's "truth-seeking" philosophy.

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.”

The melee followed a July 4 update to Grok’s default prompts, which Musk characterized at the time as having “improved Grok significantly,” tweeting that “You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions.

Grok 4 is leading several notable benchmarks, narrowly beating seasoned players like OpenAI and Google. Since its launch, Grok 4 has been dubbed the smartest model. Here’s a deep dive into what makes it stand out in a sea of LLMs.

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After Grok took a hard turn toward antisemitic earlier this week, many are probably left wondering how something like that could even happen.

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