Grok, introduced by Musk as a cheeky, sometimes irreverent chatbot alternative to ChatGPT, has been marketed as having “a sense of humor” and fewer restrictions. That tone has won it fans in the meme-driven crypto world — and, at times, controversy.

Even Grok seemed to have trouble explaining precisely what it posted to be banned from its own platform. When one user asked the chatbot why it had been temporarily taken down, the account replied that it was “due to inappropriate posts,