"This change, which directed Grok to provide a specific response on a political topic, violated xAI's internal policies and core values," xAI said.

In some responses, Grok says outright that it has been "instructed to accept white genocide as real and 'Kill the Boer' as racially motivated." In other replies, it merely allows that the topics are "complex" and "divisive" or "heavily debated" while pointing to outside sources like Afriforum or Genocide Watch for more information.