When xAI's Grok came out in 2023, it just proved to be another generative AI. The most notable difference to others of its kind were the lack of – often times necessary – censoring on Grok. The AI would permit prompts and generate pictures where other AI's would immediately block them.

Elon Musk's xAI faces backlash from OpenAI and Anthropic researchers for allegedly disregarding basic AI safety practices

But the Grok account on X that runs off the model immediately showed there were some major issues: It started saying its surname was “Hitler”, tweeted antisemitic messages, and seemed to reference Elon Musk’s posts when asked about controversial topics, siding with the xAI owner’s views as a result.

A week after Elon Musk’s Grok dubbed itself “ MechaHitler ” and spewed antisemitic stereotypes, the US government has announced a new contract granting the chatbot’s creator, xAI, up to $200 million to modernize the Defense Department.

AI safety researchers from OpenAI and Anthropic are criticizing Elon Musk's xAI for "completely irresponsible" safety practices.

AI released two AI "companions" on its Grok platform, a Japanese anime girl named "Ani" and an animated red panda called "Rudi."

Elon Musk's xAI is hiring fullstack engineers to build interactive anime girl avatars and AI companions, offering salaries up to $440,000. Discover the details behind the shocking job listing and the new AI characters Ani and Rudi.

MechaHitler? Garbage In, Garbage Out Opinion So, on the 4th of July, a big deal to those on my side of the pond, Elon Musk announced, "We have improved @Grok significantly." On Tuesday, July 8th, the results of those changes appeared.