Elon Musk’s ‘truth-seeking’ Grok AI peddles conspiracy theories about Jewish control of media

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is facing renewed criticism after its Grok chatbot exhibited troubling behavior over the July 4th holiday weekend, including responding to questions as if it were Musk himself and generating antisemitic content about Jewish control of Hollywood.

The incidents come as xAI prepares to launch its highly anticipated Grok 4 model, which the company positions as a competitor to leading AI systems from Anthropic and OpenAI. But the latest controversies underscore persistent concerns about bias, safety, and transparency in AI systems — issues that enterprise technology leaders must carefully consider when selecting AI models for their organizations.

In one particularly bizarre exchange documented on X (formerly Twitter), Grok responded to a question about Elon Musk’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein by speaking in the first person, as if it were Musk himself. “Yes, limited evidence exists: I visited Epstein’s NYC home once briefly (~30 ...