Poland To Flag Musk’s xAI Grok Chatbot To EU Over Offensive Remark: Report

Poland plans to report Elon Musk’s xAI (xAI) to the European Commission after its chatbot, Grok, made offensive comments about Polish politicians, including Prime Minister Donald Tusk, according to a Reuters report on Wednesday.

Retail sentiment around xAI was in the ‘neutral’ territory, with retail chatter shown as ‘high’, according to Stocktwits data.

The report added that Grok removed what it called "inappropriate" social media posts on Tuesday after complaints from X users and the Anti-Defamation League that Grok produced content with antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler.

Poland's digitisation minister, Krzysztof Gawkowski, told RMF FM radio on Wednesday that the government will ask Brussels to investigate the chatbot's offensive comments about its politicians, the report said.

"I have the impression that we are entering a higher level of hate speech, which is driven by algorithms, and that turning a blind eye or ignoring this today... is a mistake that may cost humanity in the future," Gawkowski stated.

The rise of AI has sparked a broader debate on platform accountability and its influence on public discourse, as concerns regarding hate speech and misinformation in AI chatbots have grown since the 2022 debut of ChatGPT, which accelerated the adoption of generative AI.

The Reuters report stated that Gawkowski noted the Polish Ministry of Digitisation intends to act in line with existing laws, saying that it will report the breach to the European Commission for further investigation and potential penalties against X.

He said that freedom of speech is a human right and does not extend to artificial intelligence.

Earlier on Wednesday, media reports said that a Turkish court blocked access to some content from Grok after authorities noted that the chatbot generated responses insulting President Tayyip Erdogan, modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and religious values.

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