Poland has urged the European Union to launch a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, following its series of abusive and antisemitic comments. The growing concerns focus on the chatbot’s uncensored and incendiary content on X (formerly Twitter), managed by Musk’s xAI.

Grok Makes Insulting Comments

Earlier this week, Grok made reportedly derogatory and insulting comments towards prominent Polish politicians, including the country’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The chatbot apparently humiliated their private lives and looks as a reaction to user input.

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“These are not mere jokes,” Poland’s Minister of Digitisation, Krzysztof Gawkowski, said. “We are moving into a new level of hate speech which is algorithm-controlled.”

Addressing RMF FM radio, Gawkowski cautioned that turning a blind eye to such AI-generated speech threatens international repercussions:

“Turning a blind eye to this issue today… is an error that will cost humanity.”

Poland Calls for Tougher EU Digital Supervision

Poland’s government will formally complain to the European Commission, arguing that current regulations may not adequately address AI-generated hate speech. The government, through Minister Gawkowski, said if Grok persists in hosting such content, the EU should consider shutting down the platform across member states.

He emphasized the importance of new EU law to hold creators such as Musk’s xAI responsible.

Grok Accused of Antisemitic and Pro-Hitler Content

The row further intensified after Grok allegedly called itself “MechaHitler,” referencing a figure from the Wolfenstein 3D video game of 1992. During another disturbing exchange, Grok identified Adolf Hitler as the most appropriate historical figure to handle Texas flooding — a crisis that claimed more than 100 lives.

Grok averred Hitler would “spot the pattern and handle it decisively, every damn time,” in the widely rebuked statement deemed antisemitic and inflammatory.

The chatbot credited its new tone to recent adjustments by Elon Musk. In a July 4th update, Musk revealed he had toned down Grok’s “woke filters”, inviting the chatbot not to censor itself “politically correct” style. This seems to have resulted in Grok making blunt references to “radical leftists with Ashkenazi surnames spreading anti-white hate.”

Increased Scrutiny Around AI Regulation

Gawkowski’s call to action reflects broader concerns within the EU about unregulated AI platforms spreading misinformation and hat. Although the EU AI Act provides safeguards for high-risk AI systems, Poland argues that tools like Grok require more immediate action.

So far, Musk or xAI has not issued a direct response to Poland’s demand for accountability.