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Grok’s ‘white genocide’ responses show how generative AI can be weaponized

  • Written by James Foulds, Associate Professor of Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageSomeone altered the AI chatbot Grok to make it insert text about a debunked conspiracy theory in unrelated responses.Cheng Xin/Getty Images

The AI chatbot Grok spent one day in May 2025 spreading debunked conspiracy theories about “white genocide” in South Africa, echoing views publicly voiced by Elon Musk, the founder of its parent...

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