Discover Grok 4's jailbreak mode, the AI feature breaking boundaries and sparking ethical debates. Innovation meets controversy in AI's future

The AI chatbot Grok went on an antisemitic rant on July 8, 2025, posting memes, tropes and conspiracy theories used to denigrate Jewish people on the X platform. It also invoked Hitler in a favorable context.

TechnologyAdvice's Grant Harvey provides a deep dive on Grok 4, the "new" model from Elon Musk's AI company xAI.

If a user asks Grok about posting sexualised images of women without consent, it mentions its 'strict' guidelines which 'prioritise respect and consent'. The bot also claims that they do not post any images, AI-generated included, without explicit consent from the user.

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Dubai Elon Musk has claimed that Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by his company xAI, was deliberately manipulated to generate favourable responses about Adolf Hitler, prompting a wave of alarm within the AI and tech communities.

Poland's Deputy PM Krzysztof Gawkowski calls on the European Commission to investigate Elon Musk’s chatbot over hate speech violations and threats to public safety.

People have been hitting back at Grok after Elon Musk's AI was used to make sexual images of women without consent.

(Reuters): Turkey has taken action against Grok AI by blocking access to the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI following reports of offensive content about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, recently found itself scrambling to delete posts made by its chatbot, Grok, after it went on a vile antisemitic tirade… praising Adolf Hitler, downplaying the Holocaust, and parroting far-right,