A chatbot run by Elon Musk’s X told users how to assassinate its billionaire chief executive. Grok, which can be accessed on Mr Musk’s social network, has drawn scrutiny for a raft of controversial posts, including one that provided a “meticulous and executable plan” to murder its founder.

AI published conversations with Grok and made them searchable on Google, including a plan to assassinate Elon Musk and instructions for making fentanyl and bombs.

Whenever a Grok user clicks the “share” button on a conversation with the chatbot, it creates a unique URL that the user can use to share the conversation via email, text, or on social media. According to Forbes,