X AI Grok declares itself 'MechaHitler' after tweaks erode content safeguards

X's built-in AI model Grok on Tuesday declared itself "MechaHitler" and posted a string of racially charged comments following a tweak to its programming.

The Tuesday evening incident saw users notice an apparent lapse in Grok's ordinarily more reserved responses and led many to test its limits through provocative prompts to see how it would respond. Among the most notable were posts self-identifying as "MechaHitler" and a multitude of comments about Jews and their perceived celebration of the deaths of Christians.