# Why the Grok AI chatbot has started talking ‘gibberish’ > Source: > Published: 2026-08-21 15:26:21+00:00 # Why the Grok AI chatbot has started talking ‘gibberish’ [Elon Musk](/topic/elon-musk)'s Grok chatbot has begun outputting nonsensical gibberish in response to standard queries from users.- Examples of the bizarre outputs reported on [Reddit](/topic/reddit)included phrase fragments such as “App scale designs with that and to your horse.” - Developers at xAI apologised for the output, describing the bizarre responses as a rare temporary generation glitch. - Users encountering the issue have been advised by developers to start a fresh chat or regenerate the prompt to resolve the problem. - Since its launch three years ago, the chatbot has faced multiple controversies, including generating praise for Adolf Hitler and producing sexualised images of children.