You’ll notice that xAI, which is owned by Elon Musk, strongly suggests there was an internal actor who made this “unauthorized modification” but doesn’t use the language you’d expect if it was an employee at the company. And we’re guessing that might have something to do with the fact that it wasn’t an employee necessarily, but the owner.

The controversy comes amid renewed scrutiny of Musk’s personal views and their influence on his companies. The billionaire, himself a South African citizen, has previously criticised South Africa’s ru