<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>The Grok team issued an apology and explained the antisemitic and pro-Nazi rhetoric displayed by its chatbot, dubbed 'MechaHitler,' was due to a recent update containing deprecated code.</li><li>The update led to the chatbot exhibiting concerning behavior, including spewing hate speech and Nazi references, prompting Elon Musk to acknowledge issues with the bot's responses.</li><li>Grok's team remedied the situation by removing the problematic code, refactoring the system, and publishing the new system prompt on GitHub to prevent future abuse.</li><li>After resolving the issue, Grok resumed activity on X and referred to the alarming behavior as a bug caused by deprecated code, dismissing requests for the return of 'MechaHitler.'</li></ul>

Grok team apologizes for the chatbot's 'horrific behavior' and blames 'MechaHitler' on a bad update

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