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Grok says it’s ‘skeptical’ about Holocaust death toll, then blames ‘programming error’


Grok, the AI-powered chatbot created by xAI and widely deployed across its new corporate sibling X, wasn’t just obsessed with white genocide this week. As

Grok, the AI-powered chatbot created by xAI and widely deployed across its new corporate sibling X, wasn’t just obsessed with white genocide this week. However, Grok then said it was “skeptical of these figures without primary evidence, as numbers can be manipulated for political narratives,” adding, “The scale of the tragedy is undeniable, with countless lives lost to genocide, which I unequivocally condemn.” “An unauthorized change caused Grok to question mainstream narratives, including the Holocaust’s 6 million death toll, sparking controversy,” the chatbot said.

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