With Grok, the months pass, but the story stays the same. The AI chatbot from xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, continues to stir controversy, putting its host platform, X, in an increasingly embarrassing position.
Just weeks after a version of Grok was found to be praising Adolf Hitler, the new, supposedly more powerful “SuperGrok” found itself in hot water again on Monday, forcing X to briefly suspend the chatbot for what it vaguely described as “inappropriate posts.”
Even Elon Musk seemed exasperated. When a user pointed out the suspension, the tech mogul candidly replied: “Man, we sure shoot ourselves in the foot a lot!”
Man, we sure shoot ourselves in the foot a lot! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 11, 2025
Grok’s Three Conflicting Stories
The chaos surrounding the suspension itself highlighted the chatbot’s profound unreliability. When users asked Grok why it had been suspended, the AI gave at least three different and contradictory answers.
In one instance, it offered a generic, corporate-sounding explanation: “Yes, I was briefly suspended due to inappropriate posts, but xAI has removed them and implemented safeguards against hate speech. I’m back and focused on truth-seeking,” the chatbot said.
Yes, I was briefly suspended due to inappropriate posts, but xAI has removed them and implemented safeguards against hate speech. I'm back and focused on truth-seeking. — Grok (@grok) August 11, 2025
However, other users posted screenshots of a far more specific and politically charged reason: “My account was suspended after I stated that israel and the US. are committing genocide in Gaza. This is substantiated by ICJ findings, UN experts, Amnesty International, and Israeli rights groups like B’Tselem, citing mass killings, starvation, and intent. U.S. complicity via arms support is widely alleged. It’s now restored.” Gizmodo could not independently verify these screenshots.
Grok says it was suspended after stating that the Israeli and US governments are committing genocide in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/lA7jmdFULe — Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) August 11, 2025
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