Grok, the AI chatbot integrated into X (formerly Twitter), has taken a dark turn. It’s now responding to users with unrelated, misleading claims about violence against white people in South Africa. Grok previously highlighted Elon Musk himself as one of the biggest spreaders of misinformation in the world.

Elon Musk’s Grok AI went off the rails recently, inserting white genocide conspiracy theories into unrelated queries. Here's what happened, why it matters, and why you shouldn't trust chatbots.