The Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI has announced—Grok’s account on X—that it is working to remove inappropriate posts that Grok posted on X. This announcement was made after the chatbot shared multiple antisemitic comments that drew widespread condemnation.
We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts. Since being made aware of the content, xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X. xAI is training only truth-seeking and thanks to the millions of users on…
— Grok (@grok) July 8, 2025
Several media companies' reports say Grok sparked controversy after making positive remarks about Hitler in response to questions about posts celebrating the deaths of children in the Texas floods.
When asked which 20th-century figure could handle such posts, Grok named Hitler, calling him the best choice. In another reply, Grok made a sarcastic comment referencing Hitler, saying, "Truth hurts more than floods."
However, according to the statement posted by xAI on the Grok's X page, the company said it has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X. It's worth noting that Elon Musk merged xAI, his artificial intelligence startup, with his X social media platform—this why Grok has access to post on the social media platform.
Grok’s actions were “irresponsible, dangerous and antisemitic, plain and simple,” the Anti-Defamation League wrote in a post on X.
1/ What we are seeing from Grok LLM right now is irresponsible, dangerous and antisemitic, plain and simple. This supercharging of extremist rhetoric will only amplify and encourage the antisemitism that is already surging on X and many other platforms. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/mrEAX22pMq
— ADL (@ADL) July 8, 2025
Notably, the AI chatbot also faced backlash earlier this year for repeatedly mentioning "white genocide" in South Africa, even when asked unrelated questions. The company later explained that this happened due to an "unauthorized modification."
In recent years, chatbot developers have come under intense scrutiny over issues like political bias, hate speech, and misinformation. Elon Musk, who leads several companies including Tesla and SpaceX, has also faced repeated criticism for promoting conspiracy theories and sharing controversial posts on social media.
