Elon Musk's AI company did clarify who made the change to the bot that caused it to bring up the contested idea of "white genocide" in South Africa without relevant prompting.

Musk's xAI updates Grok chatbot after 'white genocide' comments By Reuters May 16, 20255:20 PM PDTUpdated May 17, 2025 ...

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok blamed unsanctioned changes to its system for responses this week that included controversial theories about “white genocide” in South Africa.

Elon Musk’s xAI said an “unauthorized modification” to its Grok chatbot led to unprompted responses about “white genocide” in South Africa.