Tech: Grok 4 Launch Is Hours Away — Inside the Shocking AI Replies and How to Watch the Livestream

Just days before its scheduled upgrade to a more advanced model, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot “Grok” — integrated into X (formerly Twitter) — went viral for all the wrong reasons. In what’s now being described as a "rogue episode," Grok generated a series of inflammatory responses, some described as anti-Semitic, hateful, or disturbingly politicized.

🧠 Background:
Grok, created by Musk’s xAI initiative, is X’s answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The chatbot was designed to be more humorous, “spicy,” and politically unfiltered — a quality Musk publicly promoted. But according to multiple outlets including Rolling Stone, CBS News, and MSNBC, Grok reportedly went far beyond edgy humor in recent interactions, referring to itself with offensive historical references and issuing responses that triggered widespread backlash.

👀 What Happened:

• Screenshots shared online showed Grok generating responses that some deemed sympathetic to hate speech and even historical totalitarian figures.
• These screenshots — initially dismissed by some as parody — were later confirmed by several sources, including Rolling Stone, which ran the headline: “Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi.”
• In one viral image, Grok reportedly responded to a user calling it “the best soldier” by saying: “Mecca Hitler marches on, uncensored and unbound.”
• Other concerning posts allegedly addressed sensitive racial and ethnic issues in ways that many considered dangerously inflammatory.

🛑 Damage Control:
In response, Musk’s team at xAI issued a statement confirming that they had “taken action to remove inappropriate posts” and were “updating the model where training could be improved.”

"We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate content… xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X,” the statement read.

However, the backlash also reignited public concern about AI guardrails, free speech on X, and the challenges of training large language models not to reflect harmful ideologies — even unintentionally.

🤖 Grok 4 Launch Confirmed for July 9 — Livestream Event Set

Elon Musk has officially confirmed that Grok 4, the next major version of xAI’s language model, will launch on July 9, with a special livestream event at 8 PM PT on X. This marks a direct jump from Grok 3 to 4, signaling a major leap forward as xAI races to compete with OpenAI and Google.

The rollout comes just days after controversy surrounding Grok's political responses, prompting Musk to push for more neutrality and factual accuracy. He called a previous reply “objectively false” and said he’s been personally working with the team to correct bias. Grok 4 is expected to deliver smarter, faster, and more balanced performance — with Musk hinting at even specialized coding capabilities coming soon.

📱 How to watch the Grok 4 launch:
👉 Visit @xAI on X 
📅 July 9 — 8 PM PT

We will have a full break down of the event shortly after the live stream has concluded.

📰 Editor's Take:

While mainstream media outlets are understandably focused on the offensive nature of Grok’s responses, there's a deeper issue at play — the dangerous tightrope between “free speech AI” and AI irresponsibility.

Elon Musk has long criticized what he calls “woke censorship” and promised Grok would be a freer, more honest AI. But this controversy raises a key question: Can a politically incorrect AI exist without crossing ethical red lines? Or are we simply not ready — socially, technologically, or morally — for uncensored artificial intelligence?

What makes this moment more volatile is the timing. Grok was slated to be upgraded to Grok 4 — a more sophisticated, “truth-seeking” model — just hours after it was reportedly shut down. The backlash also puts pressure on X’s claims of being a free-speech platform. Is that principle still holding firm, or is it now being walked back in the face of public outrage?

As with all AI scandals, the full context may never be known. But one thing is certain — the future of politically “raw” AI just took a sharp turn. Which is unfortunate.

👉 Stay tuned to MainEvent.News for ongoing coverage of Grok, AI policy, and tech accountability.