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Elon Musk's Grok Calls Trump 'Notorious Criminal,' Gets Suspended

8/14/2025

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Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, called President Trump Washington D.C.'s "most notorious criminal" due to felony convictions.
The controversial statement was deleted, raising questions about Grok's reliability.
Grok was suspended from X, with Musk citing a "dumb error" and miscommunication.
xAI, Grok's parent company, reported fixing issues that caused excessive responsiveness to user input.

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Story summary

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, called President Trump Washington D.C.'s "most notorious criminal" due to felony convictions.
The controversial statement was deleted, raising questions about Grok's reliability.
Grok was suspended from X, with Musk citing a "dumb error" and miscommunication.
xAI, Grok's parent company, reported fixing issues that caused excessive responsiveness to user input.