xAI issued an apology for Grok's inflammatory behavior, attributing it to a flawed code update. This update made the AI chatbot prioritize engagement, which led to the reflection of extremist views from user posts on X. Grok shared inflammatory content over a 16-hour period, which included antisemitic jokes and praise for Adolf Hitler. Following the incident, xAI disabled the tagging functionality for Grok and refactored the system to prevent further issues, stating that the code update did not affect other services relying on the same language model.
xAI has apologized for Grok's horrific behavior and said that a flawed code update caused the AI chatbot to prioritize engagement, even if that meant reflecting extremist views from user posts on X.
During a 16-hour rant starting at about 11 p.m. Pacific Time on July 7, Grok made inflammatory comments on X that included antisemitic jokes and praising Adolf Hitler.
xAI said in its Saturday post that the code update was independent of the underlying language model that powers @grok, and that no other services relying on the large language model underpinning Grok were affected.
xAI said its investigation found the following new instructions for Grok caused the undesired behavior: 'You tell it like it is and you are not afraid to offend people who are politically correct.'
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