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South African-born Musk evoked by Trump during meeting with nation’s leader: ‘Don’t want to get Elon involved’
President Donald Trump evoked Elon Musk during his Oval Office meeting with South Africa's president on Wednesday, during talks about the ongoing attacks white farmers in the country are facing. Trump went back and forth with President Cyril Ramaphosa over whether what is occurring in South Africa is indeed a "genocide" against white farmers.

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Lights, Video, Confrontation — Trump's Meeting With South African Leader Takes Dramatic Turn
Trump Ambushes South African President in Oval Office Meeting
Pres. Trump confronts South African president
President Donald Trump confronts South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday.

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Trump says white farmers 'fleeing South Africa' during Oval Office meeting with Ramaphosa
Pres. Trump meets with South African president
Trump confronts South Africa’s president with baseless claims about the killing of white farmers
At one point Trump showed a video of white crosses, which he said memorialized white farmers who were killed.

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Trump hosts Ramaphosa for talks as South African leader looks to salvage relationship with US
South Africa’s Ramaphosa visits Trump amid fears he could face Zelensky-style onslaught in White House
Elon Musk’s AI company says Grok chatbot focus on South Africa’s racial politics was ‘unauthorized’
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, says an “unauthorized modification” led its Grok chatbot to post unsolicited claims on social media about the persecution and “genocide” of white people in South Africa.
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Musk’s Grok ‘instructed’ to spread unsolicited white genocide stories in South Africa posts
Musk's artificial intelligence startup blamed the fiasco on 'unauthorised modifications' to its prompt system.
Uh, is Grok OK? Elon Musk's AI chatbot develops South Africa fixation
If you have a question for Grok today, there's a chance X's AI chatbot replied by talking about "white genocide" in South Africa, a controversial talking point in far-right circles.
Why was Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with South Africa’s racial politics?
Much like its creator, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was preoccupied with South African racial politics on social media this week, posting unsolicited claims about the persecution and “genocide” of white people.
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A former OpenAI safety researcher makes sense of ChatGPT’s sycophancy and Grok’s South Africa obsession
Steven Adler breaks down recent erratic behavior from leading chatbots. It has been an odd few weeks for generative AI systems, with ChatGPT suddenly turning sycophantic, and Grok, xAI’s chatbot, becoming obsessed with South Africa.
Elon Musk's Claims About South Africa Sparks Controversy, Grok Sets Record Straight
Interestingly, Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, contradicted these claims, and South African residents also debunked them.
Microsoft Adds Musk’s Grok Models to Azure AI Foundry, Risks OpenAI’s Disapproval
The announcement was made at Microsoft’s Build developer conference on Monday, and was notable given Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI. Musk founded xAI, the startup behind Grok, but he has also been locked in a feud with OpenAI since stepping down from its board in the late 2010s, citing disagreements over its leadership direction.
Elon Musk, who's suing Microsoft, is also software giant's special guest in new Grok AI partnership
Elon Musk is in a legal fight with Microsoft but made a virtual appearance at the software giant's annual developer conference to reveal that Microsoft's cloud computing platform will now host Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok.
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