With Colbert, Fallon, and Meyers still on break Wednesday night, it was up to Ronny Chieng and Jimmy Kimmel Live guest host Anthony Anderson to take on the news that Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, had begun spewing a series of antisemitic rants—including one post in which it referred to itself as “MechaHitler.”
The controversy followed a software update intended to address Musk’s earlier complaints that Grok had been echoing “woke” internet content, undermining his own posts on the platform. As Ronny Chieng put it on The Daily Show, addressing Musk: “Maybe you turned the dial too far. Was there really nothing in between ‘Woke’ and ‘MechaHitler?’”
“I knew AI would be coming for our jobs, but I didn’t expect the job to be führer.”
Ronny Chieng
“To their credit, Twitter put out a statement. They said, ‘We are aware of recent posts made by grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts.’ Do you know how racist and antisemitic you have to be for Elon Musk to step in?”
Anthony Anderson
“That’s like Diddy telling you, ‘Hey, hey, hey playboy, ease up on the baby oil.’”
Anthony Anderson
Rock ’n’ Troll
Meanwhile, an indie rock band with over a million monthly Spotify listeners has confirmed it’s actually an AI-generated music project, ending days of speculation about the group’s authenticity.
“That’s right, the beloved band Velvet Sundown is not real. Their groupies must be like, ‘Wait, then who have I been f*cking?’”
Ronny Chieng
“Sadly, it’s all fake. Everything about this is fake, and somehow they still have a million real fans on Spotify, making them real money. I’m talking $6 to $7 a year!”
Ronny Chieng
“Oh, right, and One Direction is so authentic? Simon Cowell built those boys in a lab to turn lesbians straight. And it almost worked.”
The Daily Show‘s Grace Kuhlenschmidt
“AI musicians can’t do human things—like get canceled. We don’t have to worry about them sending d*ck pics to a bunch of 15-year-old girls on Snapchat, because they don’t have d*cks. They’re computer. I mean, look at these guys. They’re just four bros, hanging out, not sure what hamburgers are.”
Grace Kuhlenschmidt, referring to the above AI-generated photo of the band
Potpourri
“According to new research, 1 in 10 workers in their thirties say they use alcohol, marijuana, or hard drugs while on the job. Yeah. True story. The study was conducted by researchers at the American Institute of Nosey-Ass B*tches.”
Anthony Anderson
“Now, as someone who is much older than those kids, let me give you some sage advice. You don’t get high while you’re doing your job. You only get high while you’re doing Jimmy Kimmel’s job.”
Anthony Anderson
“Sorry, fiscally responsible degenerate gamblers, you’re about to pay taxes on your losses. You know, it used to be that gambling could make you lose your family, but now you could lose something even more valuable: a minor tax deduction.”
The Daily Show’s Michael Kosta on a provision of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
“First, the good news: There’s finally a tax break for the hard-working murderers of this country. Now the bad news: It just got cheaper to silently murder someone.”
Michael Kosta, on another provision that eliminates the $200 tax on silencers
“At the White House today, President Trump met with leaders of five West African countries. Things got off to a rough start when he congratulated them on winning the NBA Finals.”
Anthony Anderson
Thursday Night on Late Night
Eric Bana, Heather McMahan, and Queens of the Stone Age join Anthony Anderson on Jimmy Kimmel Live, while Ronny Chieng welcomes comedian Youngmi Mayer to The Daily Show.
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