“The claim of white genocide in South Africa is highly contentious and lacks credible evidence,” the Grok-powered X account replied to New York Times tech reporter Mike Isaac, who was initially inquiring about a cat video.

Several X users were shocked yesterday when they found that asking Grok — X's AI chatbot — innocuous questions about Fortnite, HBO, and the WWE seemingly caused the bot to go off on an unrelated tangent about South Africa and "white genocide."

Grok previously highlighted Elon Musk himself as one of the biggest spreaders of misinformation in the world. The AI would constantly shoot down conspiracy theories propagated by Musk (including the “white genocide” one).

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asked Grok on Friday if he or Elon Musk should advance AI. We asked 6 other popular chatbots to chime in.

Elon Musk expressed displeasure with Grok, the AI chatbot developed by his company xAI. Grok fact-checked a social media post containing conspiracy theories. The AI cited news outlets like The Atlantic and BBC as credible sources.

It's likely that Trump was referring to Elon Musk in the quoted tweet. Musk has publicly admitted to using weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and fits the description of a well-known, brilliant businessman. His international travel supports the price complaint scenario. However, the…