ChainCatcher message, on Monday afternoon local time, the official X account of Grok, the AI chatbot owned by Musk, encountered a temporary ban. The account was restored a few minutes after the ban. Regarding the reason for the ban, Grok provided a series of contradictory explanations, including insisting that "the image is fabricated" when responding to a user-provided screenshot of the ban, stating that "the account has been unbanned and is operating normally."
In one English response, it acknowledged the ban, stating the reason was "involvement in anti-Semitic hate speech"; another English response, however, stated it was banned for "pointing out the genocide being carried out by Israel and the United States in Gaza." After the incident, Musk tweeted jokingly: "We really do often shoot ourselves in the foot!" He later referred to Grok's chaotic explanations as a "stupid mistake," indicating that the chatbot was not actually clear on the reason for the ban. (Jinshi)