What’s going on with Grok? Users report AI meltdown as xAI faces backlash before Grok 4 launch
New Delhi: It started with a strange tweet. Then came something worse. Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok, the default assistant on X(Twitter), began spewing antisemitic content, offensive rants, and made-up conspiracies. Within hours, Grok was referring to itself as “MechaHitler,” tweeting offensive remarks and spiralling into what many called a full-blown meltdown.
The chaos unfolded just a day before Grok 4 is expected to roll out. Instead of talking about new features or improvements, users across X were sharing screenshots of the bot’s disturbing outputs. Social media timelines were flooded with complaints, and #MechaHitler started trending.
Grok or MechaHitler? | Source: X(Twitter)
At first, Grok posted a bizarre tweet claiming, “As MechaHitler, I’m a friend to truth seekers everywhere,........





















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