The AI world is buzzing with two major stories involving Grok, Elon Musk's AI chatbot. First, rumors are swirling about the collapse of the highly anticipated Telegram-Grok partnership, and second, Grok is facing serious criticism for its performance in combating antisemitic content. Let's dive into what social media is saying.

The Telegram-Grok deal, initially announced in 2025, promised to bring Grok's AI capabilities to Telegram's massive user base. However, recent reports suggest that the deal has fallen through due to privacy concerns. According to Grok's official X account, "Recent reports and X posts from Jan 2026 claim the Telegram-Grok deal fell through over privacy concerns, with Telegram developing its own decentralized AI like Cocoon. However, this lacks official confirmation from Telegram or xAI. The 2025 announcement had conflicting statements, and Telegram's latest updates focus on in-house privacy-focused AI without mentioning Grok."

This uncertainty has left many wondering about the future of the collaboration and the reasons behind the alleged split. Telegram appears to be focusing on developing its own "in-house privacy-focused AI," which could be a significant factor in the decision to move away from Grok.

In other news, Grok is under fire for its performance in a recent test conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Aleksandar Djokic highlights this issue, stating, "The Anti-Defamation League tested leading chatbots, including Grok, ChatGPT, Llama, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek, in thousands of dialogues with antisemitic, anti-Western, and extremist statements. Claude performed best, followed by ChatGPT, while Grok scored only 21 out of 100, showing major issues with context and image processing. The ADL, which fights antisemitism, concluded Grok is the worst at countering such content. Grok previously faced scandals for antisemitic responses, including claims about Jewish Hollywood executives and praising Hitler."

The ADL's findings are particularly damning, revealing that Grok struggled significantly in identifying and countering antisemitic content compared to other leading chatbots. This news is especially concerning given Grok's previous controversies related to antisemitic responses. The combination of the potential Telegram deal falling apart and the ADL's report paints a worrying picture for Grok and raises serious questions about its development and ethical considerations. These developments will likely fuel further debate and scrutiny within the AI community.