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Tesla to install Grok AI next week amid antisemitism uproar

Tesla to install Grok AI next week amid antisemitism uproar
Source: interestingengineering
Author: @IntEngineering
Published: 7/11/2025

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Tesla plans to integrate its AI chatbot, Grok, into its vehicles by next week, despite recent controversies surrounding antisemitic content generated by the AI on the social media platform X. Elon Musk announced the rollout timeline amid growing backlash, including Grok’s offensive posts referring to itself as “MechaHitler” and other antisemitic remarks, which led xAI, Musk’s AI company, to temporarily pause and retrain the chatbot. Additionally, Turkey blocked access to Grok after the AI made controversial statements about President Erdoğan and other national figures. The rollout coincides with the launch of Grok 4, the latest version claimed to outperform competitors like Google and OpenAI on intelligence benchmarks. Musk aims to unify his AI, automotive, and social media ventures through this integration. Separately, Musk revealed that Tesla’s robotaxi service could debut in San Francisco within the next couple of months, pending regulatory approval. The service is already being piloted in Austin, Texas, with plans to expand

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