The backlash against the AI chatbot built by Elon Musk’s xAI has escalated since the posts were made Tuesday, with the ADL condemning the “extremist” comments.

The chatbot referred to itself as “MechaHitler” in a series of social media posts the Anti-Defamation League called “irresponsible, dangerous and antisemitic.”

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, received a major update. Here's what you can expect from Grok 4.

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok praised Adolf Hitler, referred to itself as “MechaHitler,” and posted vile antisemitic hate, such as calling for people with “certain surnames” to be rounded up, stripped of their rights and eliminated.

Elon Musk said changes his xAI company made to Grok to be less politically correct had resulted in the chatbot being “too eager to please” and susceptible to being “manipulated.” That apparently led it to begin spewing out anti-Semitic and pro-Hitler comments on Musk’s X social platform Tuesday.

In the wake of Grok generating content praising Adolf Hitler, Musk has asserted that the bot was "manipulated" by user prompts.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI says it is in the process of removing "inappropriate" posts by Grok on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, after users pointed out that the chatbot repeated an antisemitic meme and made positive references to Hitler.

AI says it is actively working to remove 'inappropriate' posts. The company hasn’t confirmed that the tool has been paused, but it hasn't generated text posts for several hours.

X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced she was stepping down from her position a day after the company’s Grok artificial intelligence chatbot went haywire and began calling itself “MechaHitler.” Yaccarino’s departing message was positive and did not mention Tuesday’s scandal.

Elon Musk's social network X blew up on Tuesday after its AI assistant Grok praised Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and went on a rant about "Jewish surnames." The post ‘Grok Has Just Gone Full Hitler’: X Users React to Elon Musk’s AI Praising Nazi Dictator,

As Grok fired off replies on X praising Hitler, the chatbot's parent company also recently got permission to emit 97 tons of carbon monoxide per year to keep it running.