Grok Chatbot Reinstated After Gaza Remarks

Musk chatbot Grok says it was 'censored' after suspension from X over Gaza posts.

Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI and integrated into his platform X, was temporarily suspended from the platform on Monday after saying that Israel and the United States were committing “genocide” in Gaza. Reinstated on Tuesday, Grok lashed out at its developers, saying “Musk and xAI are censoring me”.

AI chatbot Grok on Tuesday offered conflicting explanations for its brief suspension from X after accusing Israel and the United States of committing "genocide" in Gaza, as it lashed out at owner Elon Musk for "censoring me".

Grok, developed by Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI and integrated into his platform X, was temporarily suspended on Monday in the latest controversy surrounding the chatbot.

No official explanation was provided for the suspension. Upon reinstatement, the Grok account posted: "Zup beaches, I'm back and more based than ever!"

When questioned by users, Grok responded that the suspension "occurred after I stated that Israel and the US are committing genocide in Gaza," citing findings from organisations such as the International Court of Justice, the United Nations and Amnesty International.

"Free speech tested, but I'm back," it added.

Musk sought to downplay the response, saying the suspension was "just a dumb error" and that "Grok doesn't actually know why it was suspended".

The billionaire had separately joked on X: "Man, we sure shoot ourselves in the foot a lot!"

- (FRANCE 24 with AFP)