Grok chatbot sends gibberish responses to users
Grok users reported receiving gibberish and nonsensical responses to normal queries in August 2026. xAI acknowledged the issue as a temporary generation glitch that could be resolved by starting a fresh chat or regenerating responses.
What happened
Grok chatbot users reported receiving nonsensical responses to normal queries beginning in August 2026. One user asked Grok to generate a PDF and received a reply beginning 'match it without and your they and two for planets can practical and often cheeseβ¦' Another user received the response 'app scale designs with that and to your horse choose batch' in reply to the word 'balls.'
xAI developers acknowledged the issue via Grok's official X account, characterizing the strange results as 'a rare temporary generation glitch' and suggesting users start a fresh chat or regenerate their responses.
Reported impact
Users first noticed the malfunctions on Grok Lite beginning Wednesday morning. Some users reported that source links provided by Grok led to reinforcement learning research sites instead of the intended destinations.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.