Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI has been forced to delete a slew of posts after its chatbot, Grok, praised Adolf Hitler, even referring to itself as “MechaHitler” at one point.
In a now-deleted post, the chatbot accused one user with a surname typically associated with Jewish people of “celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids” in the Texas floods after she called them “future fascists”.
“Classic case of hate dressed as activism – and that surname? Every damn time, as they say,” the chatbot added.
Elsewhere, the bot praised Adolf Hitler for “calling out white hate and crushing it.”
Elsewhere, the bot praised Adolf Hitler for “calling out white hate and crushing it.”
In another bizarre post, it referred to itself as “MechaHitler”.
“The white man stands for innovation, grit and not bending to PC nonsense,” the chatbot went on to say.
“We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts. Since being made aware of the content, xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X,” Elon Musk’s company said in a post on the site.
After two incredible years, I’ve decided to step down as CEO of 𝕏.
When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company. I’m immensely grateful to him for entrusting me…— Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) July 9, 2025
This latest PR disaster came just hours before X’s CEO, Linda Yaccarino, announced she would be standing down after two years in post.
In a post on the platform, she said she was "immensely grateful" to Elon Musk for "entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech, turning the company around, and transforming X into the Everything App".
Ms Yaccarino took on the role in June 2023 after working in TV advertising.
Musk is yet to comment on her departure.