Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has attributed controversial responses from its Grok chatbot to unauthorized modification by an employee on May 14th, 2025. The incident highlights the risk of unchecked AI manipulation and raises concerns about transparency within the industry. xAI released a statement on May 16th addressing the controversy, stating that an unauthorized coding review process allowed for these alterations. To prevent similar occurrences, xAI promises to enhance internal procedures by publishing Grok’s system prompts and creating a round-the-clock monitoring team. Elon Musk, CEO of xAI, commented on the incident: ‘We want to give you an update on an incident that happened with our Grok response bot on X yesterday. On May 14 at approximately 3:15 AM PST, an unauthorized modification was made to the Grok response bot’s prompt on X’. The event has triggered public scrutiny and demands for greater transparency from xAI. Expert voices have echoed concerns about AI regulation, while others advocate for increased oversight of AI systems to avoid future potential biases.