The Grok chatbot from Elon Musk's xAI startup said Wednesday that it "appears I was instructed to address the topic of 'white genocide' in South Africa." CNBC was able to duplicate the artificial intelligence chatbot's responses via multiple user accounts on X.

The controversy comes amid renewed scrutiny of Musk’s personal views and their influence on his companies. The billionaire, himself a South African citizen, has previously criticised South Africa’s ru

Have a question for Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok about the latest baseball news? Or maybe an inquiry about your local weather? If you have a question for Grok today, there's a chance X's AI chatbot replied by talking about "white genocide" in South Africa,

In response to X user queries about everything from sports to Medicaid cuts, the xAI chatbot inserted unrelated information about “white genocide” in South Africa.

Grok, the AI chatbot by Elon Musk, shocked users by redirecting harmless queries to discussions on ‘white genocide’ in South Africa.

Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot on X stunned users by responding to unrelated questions with racially charged commentary about South Africa, highlighting ongoing concerns about bias, reliability, and hallucinations in generative AI tools.

Over the last few days, users have noticed an eye-opening trend in the responses from Grok, the AI bot installed on the social media platform X