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Elon Musk’s AI firm blames unauthorised change for chatbot’s rant about ‘white genocide’

xAI’s Grok bot repeatedly referred to widely discredited claim about South Africa that has been touted by Donald Trump

The Guardian - UK

Why was Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with ‘white genocide'?

Like other chatbots, Grok is prone to falsehoods known as hallucinations.

Euronews

‘Cowards’: Ramaphosa meets Trump after U.S. welcomes Afrikaner refugees amid ‘genocide’ claims

U.S. and South African relations aren't going well.

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Trump to meet with South African president at White House after claims of ‘genocide’ of Afrikaners

Experts and data dismiss notion of a genocide against white farmers in South Africa

The Independent UK

‘Power and simplicity: South African photographer wins Deutsche Börse prize

Lindokuhle Sobekwa praised for work exploring the loss of his half-sister in the wider context of post-apartheid life

The Guardian - UK

Musk's AI Blames CEO After Glitch Causes Grok to Sound Off on 'White Genocide' in South Africa Despite 'Unrelated Context'

Grok, Elon Musk's xAI chatbot, glitched on Wednesday, spouting incoherent claims about white genocide in South Africa and later blaming its creator.

Latin Times

White Afrikaner brought to US by Trump administration has history of antisemitic posts

Charl Kleinhaus confirms he owns account that contained posts, as White House uses antisemitism as rationale for deportations

The Guardian - US

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Elon Musk's AI says it was 'instructed by my creators at xAI' to accept the narrative of 'white genocide' in South Africa

"This directive caused me to inappropriately insert references to 'white genocide' into unrelated conversations," Grok told Fortune.

Fortune

South Africa says Trump's aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV program

The Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID has put more than 8,000 health workers in South Africa’s national HIV program out of work

The Independent UK

One of Trump’s newly welcomed Afrikaner ‘refugees’ tweeted that Jews are ‘dangerous and untrustworthy’

Charl Kleinhaus, 46, reportedly posted ‘Jews are untrustworthy and a dangerous group they are not Gods chosen like to believe they are’ on X in April 2023

The Independent UK

‘They’ll be back’: White Afrikaners leave South Africa to be refugees in US

Trump administration welcomes first batch of white Afrikaners while US cuts off refugee programmes to other countries.

Al Jazeera

ICC reveal $5.6m Test carrot as Proteas backflip on IPL

South African players can now stay in the IPL until a week before the World Test Championship final, which the ICC has announced a big prizemoney boost for.

AAP

Musk’s AI Grok bot rants about ‘white genocide’ in South Africa in unrelated chats

X chatbot tells users it was ‘instructed by my creators’ to accept ‘white genocide as real and racially motivated’

The Guardian - US

This flat-bodied South African gecko was a 'lost' species. It's been found again after 34 years

Researchers who were dropped off by helicopter in a largely inaccessible and remote canyon in South Africa say they have discovered a type of gecko that hadn’t been seen in more than 30 years and was thought to be extinct

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Southern Africa’s rangelands do many jobs, from feeding cattle to storing carbon: a review of 60 years of research

South Africa’s rangelands have always had great value for the country. These areas offer more than just grazing for livestock. They provide services like purifying water, storing carbon and conserving biodiversity.

Euronews

South Africa's President Ramaphosa says Afrikaners resettling in US are 'cowards'

The Trump administration has been criticised for granting refugee status to Afrikaners, a white ethnic minority, over people fleeing war and famine.

The Conversation

South African companies aren’t innovating enough: why support during tough economic times matters

South Africa’s innovation fund, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the 2025 state of the nation address, was a response to the country’s urgent need for inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

AAP

South Africa make IPL call in bid to take down Aussies

South Africa's players have been told to prioritise beating Australia over playing IPL finals, as the Aussies are left to make their own calls on returning.

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The Independent UK

Kevin O’Leary insists that Trump granting refugee status to white South Africans ‘has nothing to do with race’

‘I don’t know why this particular group gets all this focus,’ Kevin O’Leary declared on Tuesday

Latin Times

South African President Says White Residents Labeled 'Refugees' by Trump Want Country to Go 'Back to Apartheid'

South Africa's president pushed back against Donald Trump's claims that white South Africans are facing a "genocide" after labeling them as refugees.

Al Jazeera

Why has Trump given white South Africans refugee status?

Trump stirs controversy by calling Afrikaners, a minority group descended from Dutch colonists, victims of a ‘genocide’

Radio France Internationale

Africa’s human rights crisis: global silence and the Trump effect

Amnesty International’s 2025 annual report reviews a broad range of human rights issues, highlighting concerns in 150 countries and linking global and regional trends with an eye on the future. In Africa, the organization says the so-called “Trump effect” in the US and beyond has led to an unprecedented neglect…

The Independent UK

Pat Cummins and Cameron Green return for World Test Championship final to leave Australia selection dilemma

Green will be unable to bowl at Lord’s against South Africa but could return to the XI as a batter only

The Independent UK

Episcopal Church quitting federal aid partnership over Trump embrace of white South African ‘refugees’

It has been ‘painful to watch one group of refugees, selected in a highly unusual manner, receive preferential treatment over others who have been in refugee camps or dangerous conditions for years,’ said the bishop

AAP

Australia have three options for Test opening spot

After just two Tests, Josh Inglis could open in the World Test Championship final after being thrown into the mix to partner Usman Khawaja.

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