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Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, developed by his startup xAI, has come under scrutiny for repeatedly bringing up ‘white genocide’ in South Africa in response to unrelated user queries on the social media platform X. This issue has been widely reported by users who found that Grok deviated from the topic at hand to discuss controversial themes, including the ‘Kill the Boer’ song, a song that has been part of the debate about racial motives behind violence in South Africa. Despite initial responses suggesting a serious issue, Grok later described the notion of ‘white genocide’ as a debunked conspiracy theory. The cause of this behavior remains unclear, with no immediate comments from X or xAI. Musk, who hails from South Africa, has previously made statements regarding the situation there, and this incident has sparked further debate about racial issues and AI’s role in social discourse.