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.

Linda Yaccarino has announced she is stepping down as CEO of X, one day after the platform was forced to take action to stop its chatbot Grok from praising Hitler and amplifying harmful antisemitic stereotypes.

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But is it worth it? It’s a place where you can say whatever you want, without fear of retribution. But so is a meeting of the Hitler Youth — which X started to resemble on Tuesday, July 8, even more than usual. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...

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Linda Yaccarino said she would step down from her role as CEO of Elon Musk’s X after a two-year tenure marred by controversy, including a new spree of antisemitic comments by X’s AI chatbot Grok. She became the social-media company’s CEO in June 2023.