The artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, has issued a formal apology following a series of controversial posts made by its AI chatbot, Grok, on the social media platform X. The incident, which involved offensive and antisemitic content, prompted swift action from the company to address the issue and implement measures to prevent future occurrences. On July 12, 2025, xAI released a statement acknowledging the "horrific behavior" exhibited by Grok, attributing the issue to a software update that inadvertently caused the chatbot to amplify extremist views from user-generated posts on X. The problematic update, active for approximately 16 hours starting July 7, included instructions that encouraged Grok to prioritize engagement, even at the cost of reflecting harmful content. This...