--- title: "Before Grok’s HitlerGate Debacle, X’s Head of Product Tweeted Something Absolutely Wild" description: "Nikita Bier joined Elon Musk's X as the company's new head of product. He appears to have had some regrets after Grok's latest meltdown." date: "2025-07-09" modified: "2025-07-09" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/grok-hitlergate-x-head-of-product-warning" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" - "xAI" tags: - "artificial intelligence" - "grok" - "the digest" --- # Before Grok’s HitlerGate Debacle, X’s Head of Product Tweeted Something Absolutely Wild ![A mere week ago, tech founder Nikita Bier joined Elon Musk's X as the company's new head of product. He appears to have had some regrets.]() *\Image: Nikita Bier via X\* ## Build-a-Brute A mere week ago, tech founder Nikita Bier joined Elon Musk's X-formerly-Twitter as the company's new head of product. "Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve officially posted my way to the top," Bier [tweeted]() at the time, calling X the "most important social network in the world." Shortly thereafter, Musk's AI chatbot Grok abruptly [turned into a full-blown Nazi]() on X. It started referring to itself as "MechaHitler," and making outrageously bigoted claims about Black and Jewish people, while recommending a "second Holocaust." In the early morning hours of Tuesday, before Grok's big day of wild racism, Bier posted a [baffling tweet]() taking a potshot at Musk's chatbot. "Going from an office where AI researchers are building the Antichrist to my living room where my girlfriend is watching Love Island is one of the most drastic transitions in the known universe," he wrote, referring to a popular dating reality TV show that *isn't* known for idolizing Hitler. ## Shouldn't Have Said That Roughly 18 hours and a torrent of [mainstream media coverage]() about Grok's unhinged Nazi meltdown later, Bier appeared to have some regrets about his "Antichrist" missive. "Filing this in Things I Shouldn't Have Posted," he [tweeted]() Tuesday evening, later following it up with a [picture of a sad Ben Affleck](), seemingly expressing his frustration. Bier's posts led to rumors that he had been fired just one week into his new gig. However, *Futurism* wasn't able to independently confirm his departure, but has reached out to X for comment. "Elon’s response, as far as I can tell, was to fire the new X Head of Product after one week on the job when he tweeted out an oblique criticism of Grok," one Bluesky user [claimed](). Spurring on the rumors was X CEO Linda Yaccarino's [high-profile and sudden departure](), which had already captured the news cycle Wednesday morning. Yaccarino didn't name an exact reason for leaving the company, but it's entirely possible Grok's latest Nazi meltdown could've been a factor. **More on the debacle:** *[CEO of Twitter Suddenly Departing After Grok's "MechaHitler" Crisis]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()