The chatbot’s jarring answers came in response to unrelated user prompts about a diverse array of topics, whether HBO’s name change, a baseball player’s salary, Pope Leo XIV or WWE fights, according ...

It was widespread and extremely weird to witness.

“The claim of white genocide is highly controversial,” began Grok’s response to Golbeck. “Some argue white farmers face targeted violence, pointing to farm attacks and rhetoric like the ‘Kill the Boe...