Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok blamed unsanctioned changes to its system for responses this week that included controversial theories about “white genocide” in South Africa.

AI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, is looking into its chat bot Grok’s responses. An incomplete and unauthorized change allowed Grok to respond to inflammatory comments about white genocide in South Africa.

Elon Musk’s xAI faces backlash after its Grok chatbot referenced “white genocide,” prompting an internal probe and new security safeguards.