Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, says an “unauthorized modification” led its Grok chatbot to post unsolicited claims on social media about the persecution and “genocide” of white people in South Africa.

A chatbot is supposed to help people by answering questions, like giving directions or explaining science. But recently, Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot on his social media platform, started saying things that shocked many people.

Elon Musk's xAI responded to widespread reports that its Grok chatbot made claims about a genocide against white citizens in South Africa, saying there had been an unauthorized change to the artificial intelligence bot.