Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI, is doing rather less chatting after making comments referring to itself as MechaHitler and making racist statements.

Elon Musk has created a monster. Grok, the AI chatbot he commissioned for his social media platform, X, has been behaving strangely and terribly after its code was updated last week, spewing bigoted talking points when users ask for answers to questions about the world — and even floating Adolf Hitler as a figure worthy of admiration.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is lashing out at Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, telling the technology analyst to "Shut up." On his social media platform X on Tuesday, the billionaire posted "Shut up, Dan,

Back in 2015, Musk was the embodiment of modern ingenuity, almost akin to a real-life, living and breathing Tony Stark figure boosting the zeitgeist of clean energy and space exploration. The Big Bang Theory leaned into that narrative, casting him as humble, altruistic, and even comedic, all traits that fit the show's breezy, comedic mold.

On Tuesday July 8, X (née Twitter) was forced to switch off the social media platform’s in-built AI, Grok, after it declared itself to be a robot version of Hitler, spewing antisemitic hate and racist conspiracy theories. This followed X owner Elon Musk’s declaration over the weekend that he was insisting Grok be less “politically correct.”

His feud with Donald Trump and conspiracy-laced social posts are tanking Tesla’s stock in ways even his most loyal investors can’t ignore.

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is now going solo in politics after a brief stint in the administration of US President Donald Trump, the world's most powerful elected leader.