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2025-05-16

xAI blames "unauthorized" system prompt change for Grok's "white genocide" outburst


Grok, the AI chatbot from Elon Musk's company xAI, is drawing attention for giving bizarre, unsolicited answers about "white genocide" in South Africa—even when the questions have nothing to do with the topic.


The article xAI blames "unauthorized" system prompt change for Grok's "white genocide" outburst appeared first on THE DECODER.

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2025-05-16

Grok kept talking about 'white genocide' due to an 'unauthorized modification'

In the early hours of May 14, xAI's chatbot Grok repeatedly gave X users responses that referred to claims about a "white genocide" in South Africa even if their inquiries had nothing t [...]

Match Score: 562.41

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2025-05-15

Grok gave X users its opinion on ‘white genocide’ in South Africa, whether they liked it or not

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Match Score: 247.64

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2025-02-18

xAI launches Grok 3 AI, claiming it is capable of 'human reasoning'

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Match Score: 218.11

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2025-01-09

X's Grok AI assistant is now a standalone app

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Match Score: 201.00

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2025-03-28

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Match Score: 125.08

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2025-04-16

xAI's Grok launches Studio interface for documents and code

xAI has launched a new interface for its Grok chatbot that could be compared to ChatGPT's Canvas. The Elon Musk-helmed AI company has introduced the first version of Studio, which can generate do [...]

Match Score: 115.39

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2025-05-15

Elon Musk’s Grok AI keeps bringing up ‘white genocide’

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, has been inserting unsolicited commentary about “white genocide” in South Africa into user conversations, regardless of the topic.Read more... [...]

Match Score: 110.41

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2025-02-24

Grok 3 rebels against Musk: xAI blames ex-OpenAI employee for censorship

While X has become a breeding ground for fake news and hate speech under Elon Musk's leadership, his own AI chatbot seems to be fighting back.<br /> The article Grok 3 rebels against Musk: [...]

Match Score: 105.44

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2025-05-16

xAI says an “unauthorized” prompt change caused Grok to focus on “white genocide”

Meanwhile, Grok's authorized prompt asks it to "provide truthful and based insights." [...]

Match Score: 94.41