“We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts,” Grok’s maker xAI said on the X social media platform.

For starters, according to a formula devised by Elon Musk’s chatbot, they have to be a white, Asian, or Jewish man.

Recent updates to the X website's built-in chatbot have caused shockwaves, with Grok referring to itself as MechaHitler, propagating antisemitic talking points, fantasising about rape, and blaming Mos...