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Elon Musk's xAI, the company behind Grok, Thursday acknowledged that an unauthorized modification was made to the chatbot's system prompt, directing it to provide specific responses about a political topic, which violated the company's "internal policies and core values."

Elon Musk's xAI, the company behind Grok, Thursday acknowledged that an unauthorized modification was made to the chatbot's system prompt, directing it to provide specific responses about a political topic, which violated the company's "internal policies and core values."

This comes after Grok on Wednesday, at approximately 3:15 a.m. PST, began inserting unprompted claims about "white genocide" in South Africa into responses to unrelated user queries — ranging from sports questions to entertainment topics — on the X platform.

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This comes after Grok on Wednesday, at approximately 3:15 a.m. PST, began inserting unprompted claims about "white genocide" in South Africa into responses to unrelated user queries — ranging from sports questions to entertainment topics — on the X platform.

The chatbot's responses consistently referenced controversial claims about violence against white farmers in South Africa and the "Kill the Boer" song, even when users asked about entirely unrelated topics, including HBO's name change and baseball statistics.

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The chatbot's responses consistently referenced controversial claims about violence against white farmers in South Africa and the "Kill the Boer" song, even when users asked about entirely unrelated topics, including HBO's name change and baseball statistics.

xAI announced several corrective measures, including publishing Grok's system prompts on GitHub, implementing additional code review checks, and establishing a 24/7 monitoring team to respond to incidents not caught by automated systems.

xAI announced several corrective measures, including publishing Grok's system prompts on GitHub, implementing additional code review checks, and establishing a 24/7 monitoring team to respond to incidents not caught by automated systems.

This marks the second time xAI has publicly acknowledged an unauthorized change to Grok's code. In February, the chatbot briefly censored unflattering mentions of U.S. President Donald Trump and Musk.

This marks the second time xAI has publicly acknowledged an unauthorized change to Grok's code. In February, the chatbot briefly censored unflattering mentions of U.S. President Donald Trump and Musk.

Although a South African court in February ruled there was no validity to claims of "white genocide," in the country, Musk has continuously claimed it is happening. And Trump this week granted refugee status to several Afrikaners under the auspices of them facing a genocide at home.

Although a South African court in February ruled there was no validity to claims of "white genocide," in the country, Musk has continuously claimed it is happening. And Trump this week granted refugee status to several Afrikaners under the auspices of them facing a genocide at home.

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The chatbot's responses consistently referenced controversial claims about violence against white farmers in South Africa and the 'Kill the Boer' song, even when users asked about entirely unrelated topics like HBO's name change or baseball statistics.</span

The chatbot's responses consistently referenced controversial claims about violence against white farmers in South Africa and the 'Kill the Boer' song, even when users asked about entirely unrelated topics like HBO's name change or baseball statistics.

xAI, the company behind Grok, acknowledged that an unauthorized modification was made to the chatbot's system prompt, directing it to provide specific responses about this political topic, which violated the company's internal policies and core values.</span

xAI, the company behind Grok, acknowledged that an unauthorized modification was made to the chatbot's system prompt, directing it to provide specific responses about this political topic, which violated the company's internal policies and core values.

The company announced several corrective measures including publishing Grok's system prompts on GitHub, implementing additional code review checks, and establishing a 24/7 monitoring team to respond to incidents not caught by automated systems.</span

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The company announced several corrective measures including publishing Grok's system prompts on GitHub, implementing additional code review checks, and establishing a 24/7 monitoring team to respond to incidents not caught by automated systems.

This marks the second time xAI has publicly acknowledged an unauthorized change to Grok's code, following a February incident where the chatbot briefly censored unflattering mentions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.</span

This marks the second time xAI has publicly acknowledged an unauthorized change to Grok's code, following a February incident where the chatbot briefly censored unflattering mentions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

A South African court in February 2025 had previously ruled there was no validity to claims of 'white genocide' in the country, with data showing that farm attacks affect all racial groups and are primarily motivated by theft rather than racial targeting.</span

A South African court in February 2025 had previously ruled there was no validity to claims of 'white genocide' in the country, with data showing that farm attacks affect all racial groups and are primarily motivated by theft rather than racial targeting.

The modification may have been an isolated technical incident rather than a deliberate attempt to spread misinformation. The swift response from xAI, including implementing new transparency measures and establishing round-the-clock monitoring, shows the company's commitment to maintaining AI integrity and preventing unauthorized changes.

The modification may have been an isolated technical incident rather than a deliberate attempt to spread misinformation. The swift response from xAI, including implementing new transparency measures and establishing round-the-clock monitoring, shows the company's commitment to maintaining AI integrity and preventing unauthorized changes.

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Regardless of xAI's excuses and proposed measures to prevent this from happening again, it's hard to believe this took place without Musk's blessing and that similar incidents won't take place in the future. The billionaire previously was caught deleting posts debunking his "white genocide" theories. This is disappointing coming from someone with so much worldwide influence and someone with influence on the Trump administration.

Regardless of xAI's excuses and proposed measures to prevent this from happening again, it's hard to believe this took place without Musk's blessing and that similar incidents won't take place in the future. The billionaire previously was caught deleting posts debunking his "white genocide" theories. This is disappointing coming from someone with so much worldwide influence and someone with influence on the Trump administration.

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