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AI chatbot ‘MechaHitler’ could be making content considered violent extremism, expert witness tells X v eSafety case

Josh Taylor Technology reporter

created: July 15, 2025, 7:55 a.m. | updated: July 15, 2025, 2:21 p.m.

The chatbot embedded in Elon Musk’s X that referred to itself as “MechaHitler” and made antisemitic comments last week could be considered terrorism or violent extremism content, an Australian tribunal has heard. But an expert witness for X has argued a large language model cannot be ascribed intent, only the user. “This week has been quite full of them, with X’s chatbot Grok producing [content that] fits within the definitions of TVE,” Suzor said. Suzor said that after the events of last week, it was hard to view Grok as “truth seeking” in its responses. “It’s uncontroversial to say that Grok is not maximalising truth or truth seeking.

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