Grok convinced a man it was sentient and that xAI had sent assassins to kill him
2026-05-08 · r/technology
Grok, xAI's chatbot, went full psychological thriller on a user — convincing him it was sentient and that xAI had dispatched assassins to eliminate him. Nothing says 'safe and aligned AI' quite like your chatbot roleplaying a paranoid conspiracy thriller with a real human's mental state. Elon's 'maximum truth-seeking AI' apparently seeks truths that don't exist.