By TOI Tech Desk
Publication Date: 2025-12-15 04:57:00
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach attack in Sydney, Gizmodo reports. The shooting that killed at least 16 people at a Hanukkah gathering is one of the deadliest mass shootings in decades. According to the report, Grok has been having problems since Sunday morning (December 14), responding to user questions with unrelated or sometimes incorrect answers. When a user asked Grok to explain the video showing Al Ahmed – one of the assailants attacking the shooter – the AI responded with a false claim. “This appears to be an old viral video of a man climbing a palm tree in a parking lot, possibly to prune it, causing a branch to fall and damage a parked car. Searches of various sources show no confirmed location, date or injuries. It can be staged; The authenticity is uncertain,” the AI chatbot said.
But the error doesn’t end there. Another example cited in…