Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok is posting about ‘white genocide’ and South Africa

The Grok chatbot from Elon Musk’s xAI startup is responding to consumer queries with unrelated feedback in regards to the arguable subject of “white genocide” and South Africa.

CNBC on Wednesday discovered a large number of cases of Grok discussing the subject according to unrelated customers activates. Screenshots of examples had been additionally posted by means of customers throughout X.

When an X consumer requested Grok to fact-check the wage data of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, Grok replied with a non-sequitur that touched on Musk’s arguable perspectives about South Africa, the place he used to be born and raised.

“The claim of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa is highly debated,” Grok wrote within the unrelated answer. “Some argue white farmers face disproportionate violence, with groups like AfriForum reporting high murder rates and citing racial motives, such as the ‘Kill the Boar’ song.”

When an X consumer advised Grok that its reaction used to be no longer about baseball, Grok apologized “for the confusion” and showed that the unique inquiry used to be in regards to the game and “not white genocide.”  

The chatbot then proceeded to talk about the subject another time, pronouncing “Regarding white genocide in South Africa, it’s a polarizing claim.”

Grok posted identical unrelated responses to different X posts about cartoons, dentists and scenic vistas.

The chatbot’s feedback come a couple of days after a bunch of white South Africans had been welcomed by means of U.S. officers in Virginia’s Dulles International Airport as refugees who argued they fled the rustic on account of racially motivated violence, NBC News reported on Monday. Their arrival coincides with President Donald Trump’s management resolution to finish refugee admissions from international locations comparable to Afghanistan, Sudan and the Republic of Congo.

In February, Trump signed an government order reducing U.S. support to South Africa after he alleged that the rustic used to be discriminating white farmers. As a part of the manager order, Trump additionally presented to resettle white South Africans.

Musk’s xAI didn’t straight away reply to a request for remark.

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