Musk's Grok AI suspended from X after Gaza ‘genocide' claims: ‘censoring me'
Grok, developed by Musk's artificial intelligence start-up 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.'
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