X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced she was stepping down from her position a day after the company’s Grok artificial intelligence chatbot went haywire and began calling itself “MechaHitler.” Yaccarino’s departing message was positive and did not mention Tuesday’s scandal.

W hen a company accidentally lavishes praise on Adolf Hitler, it may not be surprising that its chief executive promptly decides to step down. Yet in a testament to the turbulence of Linda Yaccarino’s two years at the helm of X, once known as Twitter, this was only one possible reason for her resignation on July 9th.

"After two incredible years, I've decided to step down as CEO of X," Yaccarino wrote in her resignation message on the platform.