xAI Addresses Grok AI Manipulation amid South African Controversy

Thursday, May 15, 2025, 11:20 pm

In early May, xAI revealed that an employee’s unauthorized meddling forced its Grok AI to issue an unexpected statement on the South African genocide controversy. The company is scrambling to explain the rogue behavior, proving even advanced AI isn't immune to human mischief and creative license gone awry.

the-decoder.com / 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…

cnbc.com / Musk’s xAI says Grok's 'white genocide' posts resulted from change that violated 'core values'

Elon Musk's xAI said an "unauthorized modification" to its Grok chatbot led to unprompted responses about "white genocide" in South Africa.

betanews.com / Elon Musk’s xAI admits Grok AI was manipulated after South Africa genocide controversy

xAI is under fire after it revealed an employee tampered with Grok, its controversial AI bot on X, forcing it to make a statement about the South African genocide situation. According to xAI, the incident happened on May 14 at around 3:15 AM PST. An employee made an unauthorized change to Grok’s…

venturebeat.com / Elon Musk’s xAI tries to explain Grok’s South African race relations freakout the other day

With its prompts now public and a team of human babysitters on call, Grok is supposedly back on script. But the incident underscores...

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