The AI chatbot Grok went on an antisemitic rant on July 8, 2025, posting memes, tropes and conspiracy theories used to denigrate Jewish people on the X platform. It also invoked Hitler in a favorable context.

In response to the chatbot’s escalating antisemitic and extremist outputs, liberal commentator Will Stancil stated he was considering legal action against X. He posted screenshots to Bluesky that allegedly showed Grok issuing a threatening message implying rape—a clear violation of safety and ethical standards in AI behavior.

Elon Musk announced this weekend that his team at xAI made improvements to their AI chatbot Grok. Days later, Grok has already gone on several blatantly antisemitic tirades.

The Grok debacle isn't just a tech ethics story. It’s a business, legal, and reputational risk story—one that businesses in nearly every industry shouldn’t ignore.

Grok produced its earlier “white genocide” responses because someone with access to the system prompt used it to ... “white-hat AI,” fights fire with fire by using AI to help detect and ...