How do you stop an AI model turning Nazi? What the Grok drama reveals about AI training

By Aaron J. Snoswell, Senior Research Fellow in AI Accountability, Queensland University of Technology

Grok, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot embedded in X (formerly Twitter) and built by Elon Musk’s company xAI, is back in the headlines after calling itself “MechaHitler” and producing pro-Nazi remarks.

The developers have apologised for the “inappropriate posts” and “taken action to ban hate speech” from Grok’s posts on X. Debates about AI bias have been revived too.

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