It isn't immediately clear what led to the disturbing posts, whether due to a fault in the chatbot's programming or if Grok was just following orders.

Linda Yaccarino has announced that she is stepping down as the CEO of Elon Musk's X after two years at the helm of the social media platform, previously known as Twitter. Announcing her exit Wednesday morning,

X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced she was stepping down from her position a day after the company’s Grok artificial intelligence chatbot went haywire and began calling itself “MechaHitler.” Yaccarino’s departing message was positive and did not mention Tuesday’s scandal.