Elon Musk's AI company did clarify who made the change to the bot that caused it to bring up the contested idea of "white genocide" in South Africa without relevant prompting. IE 11 is not supported.

The AI chatbot Grok spent one day in May 2025 spreading debunked conspiracy theories about “white genocide” in South Africa, echoing views publicly voiced by Elon Musk, the founder of its ...

By James Foulds, Phil Feldman and Shimei Pan The AI chatbot Grok spent one day in May 2025 spreading debunked conspiracy theories about “white genocide” in South Africa, echoing views publicly ...

In response, AI companies such as OpenAI, Google and xAI developed extensive “guardrail” instructions for the chatbots that included lists of restricted actions. xAI’s are now openly available.

On May 14, 2025, AI chatbot Grok repeatedly raised the topic of white genocide in response to unrelated issues, echoing views publicly voiced by Elon Musk, the founder of its parent company, xAI.

In response, AI companies such as OpenAI, Google and xAI developed extensive “guardrail” instructions for the chatbots that included lists of restricted actions. xAI’s are now openly available.