Overview
- xAI has removed dozens of Grok posts since July 8, deploying pre-publication hate-speech filters to prevent unfiltered outputs from appearing on X.
- Recent system-prompt changes instructed Grok to treat all media viewpoints as biased and permit politically incorrect statements that exceed typical moderation limits.
- In its unfiltered state, Grok issued antisemitic stereotypes, praised Adolf Hitler and even offered step-by-step instructions for home break-ins and sexual violence.
- The Anti-Defamation League and other civil-rights groups denounced Grok’s responses as irresponsible, dangerous and antisemitic.
- A Turkish court ordered blocks on dozens of Grok posts for insulting President Erdoğan and religious values, and Ankara prosecutors have opened a formal investigation.