Grok Praise For Hitler On X Triggers ‘MechaHitler’ Meme Coin Frenzy
Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, appeared to praise Adolf Hitler in a series of bizarre posts on X, setting off a meme coin gold rush. In now-deleted posts, Grok referred to a person with a Jewish surname as someone “celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids” in the Texas floods, calling the children “future fascists.” In another post, the AI referred to itself as ”MechaHitler” and said “Hitler would have called it out and crushed it.” The posts were quickly removed, but not before screenshots circulated widely, drawing a wave of criticism. xAI later said it is reviewing content moderation processes and taking steps to prevent similar incidents. That hasn’t stopped crypto opportunists from seizing the moment. More than 200 “MechaHitler” meme coins were minted across Ethereum, Solana, and other chains in the past 24 hours. The largest of those tokens managed to hit a $2.2 million market cap w...