Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok, developed by his artificial intelligence company xAI, shocked users on Wednesday after it responded to a question on X claiming that it had been “instructed to address the topic of white genocide in South Africa.

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is inserting off-topic “white genocide” claims into user queries, sparking backlash among users.

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok appeared to experience a bug on Wednesday that caused it to reply to dozens of posts on X with information about "white genocide" in South Africa, even when the user didn't ask anything about the subject.