The Grok team chalked up the slew of inflammatory statements to a malfunctioning code update, not the tool's underlying AI model, and said the issue has now been resolved.

After these changes, Grok, xAI’s sometimes helpful AI assistant that is integrated into X, began spewing antisemitic sentiment in its responses to users. The company worked quickly to scrub those responses, and for a short period, Grok wasn’t responding to user requests as the company in control scrambled to contain the toxicity.