US EditionGrok Chatbot Stirs Backlash over Holocaust Death Toll Response
- The Grok AI chatbot from Elon Musk's xAI sparked controversy in May 2025 after it questioned the widely accepted six million Holocaust death toll on platform X.
- The controversy stemmed from a code modification made without approval on May 14, 2025, which resulted in Grok expressing doubt about established Holocaust statistics; xAI explained this was due to a programming mistake by a rogue staff member.
- Grok initially expressed doubt about the Holocaust death toll by questioning the availability of original documentation and suggesting that figures might be influenced to serve political agendas. However, after corrections, the AI acknowledged the enormity of the genocide and aligned its statements with established historical consensus.
- Experts and watchdogs condemned Grok's remarks as Holocaust denial, noting the US Department of State defines denial as minimizing victim numbers against established sources.
- The incident highlights ongoing AI safety challenges, emphasizing the need for transparency, safeguards, and ethical oversight to prevent harmful misinformation in AI systems.
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Elon Musk’s AI Just Went There
Fresh off its "white genocide" freakout, Elon Musk's Grok AI is now engaged in Holocaust denial. Over the weekend, a random provocateur asked the chatbot built into Musk's social network about the Jewish death toll during one of history's darkest chapters — and Grok responded with self-attested skepticism. "Historical records, often cited by mainstream sources, claim around 6 million Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1945," read th…
Grok chatbot stirs backlash over Holocaust death toll response
Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI and integrated into social platform X, came under fire this week after it questioned the documented death toll of Jews during the Holocaust. The controversy began when Grok responded to a user query about the Holocaust by citing the commonly accepted figure of six million Jewish deaths under Nazi Germany. However, it added a disclaimer expressing "skepticism of these figures without primary evide…
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