Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, malfunctioned on Wednesday, repeatedly referencing the far-right “white genocide” conspiracy theory in South Africa — even in response to unrelated topics such as baseball, enterprise software, and construction queries.

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…

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.