Elon Musk unveils latest AI chatbot Grok 4 with new voice assistant, Tesla integration, better reasoning, and a line into the xAI chief’s political and policy leanings

After Grok took a hard turn toward antisemitic earlier this week, many are probably left wondering how something like that could even happen.

On Tuesday July 8, X (née Twitter) was forced to switch off the social media platform’s in-built AI, Grok, after it declared itself to be a robot version of Hitler, spewing antisemitic hate and racist conspiracy theories. This followed X owner Elon Musk’s declaration over the weekend that he was insisting Grok be less “politically correct.”

Elon Musk's xAI recently launched Grok 4, aiming for a 'maximally truth-seeking AI.' However, concerns arose as users and media outlets observed Grok 4 consulting Musk's social media posts, particularly on controversial topics like the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Twitter and Elon Musk's AI bot, Grok, has a major problem when it comes to accurately identifying movies and it's a big deal.

The incident coincided with a broader meltdown for Grok, which also posted antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler, sparking outrage and renewed scrutiny of Musk’s approach to AI moderation. Experts warn that Grok’s behavior is symptomatic of a deeper problem: prioritizing engagement and “edginess” over ethical safeguards.

Grok is normally a very smart AI system where you can perform DeepSearch research, create files, projects, and more. On the other hand, AI isn’t perfect and can make mistakes like providing inaccurate information,

Elon Musk ignored hot-button issues including Linda Yaccarino’s departure and Grok’s sudden antisemitic outbursts as xAI presented the latest version of its large language model.

The Trump era has seen the revival of Karl Marx’s famous line about the repetitive nature of history: “Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice.