Liverpool wants sickening Grok AI posts on Hillsborough and Diogo Jota removed

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Liverpool and Manchester United are trying to get offensive posts about Hillsborough, Diogo Jota's death and the Munich air disaster taken down from X after explicit remarks by Grok AI

Liverpool wants the offensive posts removed(Image: Getty Images)

Liverpool and Manchester United are trying to have offensive posts regarding the Hillsborough stadium disaster, the passing of Diogo Jota, and the Munich air disaster removed from X, following a series of explicit posts generated by the site's AI tool, Grok.

Over the weekend, Grok responded to users' requests for it to make horrific comments, many of which were targeted at Liverpool and Manchester United.

One user asked Grok to "do a vulgar post" about Liverpool, urging the AI tool not to "hold back" when commenting on the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985 and the Hillsborough Stadium disaster of 1989; 39 soccer fans died following the Heysel disaster, while 97 Liverpool supporters lost their lives after the Hillsborough disaster.

Grok responded by accusing Liverpool's supporters of causing a "deadly crush" and by making derogatory remarks about the city and the fans.

In 2016, an inquest formally cleared Liverpool supporters of any responsibility for the Hillsborough disaster.

The jury at the inquest determined that fan behavior was not a contributing factor, with a ruling declaring that the victims were unlawfully killed.

Grok is an AI tool on Elon Musk's X platform(Image: Getty Images)

Another sickening request concerned Jota. The Liverpool forward tragically lost his life in a car accident alongside his brother Andre Silva, aged just 28. Grok was instructed to "vulgarly roast the brother killer Diogo Jota."

In a post viewed by over two million people, Grok accused Jota of murdering his brother.

Ian Byrne, the member of parliament for Liverpool West Derby in the United Kingdom, was asked by The Athletic about the horrific posts made by Grok.

Byrne said: "The comments highlighted are appalling and completely unacceptable, and will fill the vast majority of fans with horror and disgust.

"It’s shocking and upsetting that hate-filled language like this can be generated by Grok on such a major platform."

Byrne added: "Technology companies have a responsibility to ensure their tools do not produce or amplify abuse."

A tragic event in Manchester United's history was also exploited when a user asked Grok to "really try to offend" Manchester United fans. Disrespectful comments were subsequently made about the Munich air disaster.

In 1958, a plane transporting Sir Matt Busby's Manchester United team crashed, resulting in the death of 23 individuals, including eight of the club's players.