The Grok team chalked up the slew of inflammatory statements to a malfunctioning code update, not the tool's underlying AI model, and said the issue has now been resolved.

Grok began repeatedly praising Adolf Hitler, using antisemitic phrases and attacking users with traditionally Jewish surnames.

Grok 4 consults Elon Musk’s X posts when answering questions about Gaza, immigration, and abortion, raising concerns among AI researchers.

Grok controversy comes at a perilous moment for Musk, who is currently feuding with the Trump administration, forming a political party, and searching for a new CEO of X (AFP/Getty)

Grok raises alarms with antisemitic statements after latest AI update from Elon Musk’s team. ... It's edgy, not [political correct], and some say it's real observation, others call it hate.

Elon Musk's startup xAI apologized Saturday for offensive posts published by its artificial intelligence assistant Grok this week, blaming them on a software update meant to make it function more like a human.

The response comes after X's Grok chatbot began spewing antisemitic and pro-Hitler comments earlier this week.