Elon Musk's Grok translation tool on X translates innocent posts into

Social media platform X's automatic translation feature, powered by Elon Musk's Grok chatbot, has come under criticism for converting innocent, family-friendly posts into explicit and pornographic text. Multiple users have reported that the tool hallucinates offensive descriptions for ordinary videos and photos.

In 1 instance, a South Korean user posting a clip of 2 video game characters found their post translated into incestuous pornography. Similarly, a Turkish post featuring a picture of a kitten was translated into a pedophilic statement, prompting a community note correction on the platform.

Tech analysts point out that these translation failures highlight systemic quality issues on X since Elon Musk's acquisition in 2022. The translation errors are attributed to AI hallucinations, where the model relies on a training database overloaded with informal and vulgar slang, prioritizing explicit meanings.