Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, a spin through some of the week’s top stories from the intersection of tech and politics.

Grok’s recent flirtation with extremism is just the latest example of an AI, left to its own devices, going off-script. What can, or should, be done to stop it?

A week after Grok's antisemitic outburst, which included praise of Hitler and a post calling itself "MechaHitler," Elon ...

A week after Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok descended into antisemitic rants and declared itself “MechaHitler,” the social media ...

AI explained why Grok 4 seemed to search for Elon Musk's opinions when asked about some hot-button topics.

On Tuesday July 8, X (née Twitter) was forced to switch off the social media platform’s in-built AI, Grok, after it declared ...

It isn't immediately clear what led to the disturbing posts, whether due to a fault in the chatbot's programming or if Grok ...

It isn't immediately clear what led to the disturbing posts, whether due to a fault in the chatbot's programming or if Grok ...

Musk said an update to make Grok less politically correct instead made it susceptible to manipulation. The AI chatbot praised ...

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded xAI a lucrative deal just days after the Grok chatbot spewed antisemitism, ...

Grok, the AI chatbot designed by Elon Musk’s xAI for social media, described itself as “MechaHitler” while making a string of ...

A week after Elon Musk’s Grok dubbed itself “ MechaHitler ” and spewed antisemitic stereotypes, the US government has ...