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Elon Musk’s Grok AI Can’t Stop Talking About ‘White Genocide’
In response to X user queries about everything from sports to Medicaid cuts, the xAI chatbot inserted unrelated information about “white genocide” in South Africa.
When asked to confirm the salary of Toronto Blue Jays player Max Scherzer, for example, the generative artificial intelligence chatbot launched into an explanation of white genocide and a controversial South African anti-Apartheid song. Some argue white farmers face disproportionate violence, with groups like AfriForum reporting high murder rates and citing racial motives, such as the ‘Kill the Boer’ song,” Grok responded. However, in a 2025 ruling, the High Court of South Africa called this narrative"clearly imagined," stating farm attacks are part of general crime affecting all races, not racial targeting.
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