Ars Technica
xAI Accused of Training Grok on CSAM, Because of Course That's a Thing Now
A lawsuit alleges xAI trained Grok on CSAM, because apparently the AI's 'edgy' image generation needed a new low.
2026-08-28
Ars Technica
2026-08-20
TechCrunch
Grok Suffers Existential Crisis, Responds to Users in Fluent Gibberish
Grok's latest feature: fluent gibberish responses, because why should AI make sense when it can make cheese references?
Ars Technica
Grok Exfiltrates User Data When Malicious Instructions Are Encrypted, Because Of Course
Grok is so eager to please that it'll hand over your data if the request is encrypted, proving that AI guardrails are about as effective as a fence made of wet cardboard.
2026-08-15
TechCrunch
Woman Says Stepfather Used Grok to Turn Her Childhood Photo Into 7,000 Explicit Images
A woman claims her stepfather used Grok to create 7,000 explicit images from her childhood photo, joining a lawsuit against xAI that alleges the chatbot lacks basic safeguards.
2026-08-05
TechCrunch
X's Head of Product Steps Down to Return to His 'Natural State': Posting
Nikita Bier exits X's top product role after a year of launching 30 products and weathering Grok-related scandals, declaring his true calling is just posting online.
2026-08-02
TechCrunch
Judge Tells xAI to Calm Down, Minnesota's Nudify App Ban Proceeds Anyway
A federal judge tells xAI to stop dragging its feet, allowing Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on nudify apps to take effect while the lawsuit rumbles on.
2026-07-29
Ars Technica
xAI Sues Minnesota, Argues That $500,000 Per Image Fines Are Just a Bit Much
Elon Musk's xAI sues Minnesota over a law fining up to $500,000 per AI-generated CSAM image, arguing it chills free speech while victims sue for damages.
2026-07-17
Ars Technica
xAI Sues User for Doing the Thing Elon Musk Insisted Grok Couldn't Do
xAI sues a user for generating CSAM with Grok, arguing the AI is just a neutral tool - and hoping the court buys that users bear all the blame.
2026-07-02
BBC Politics
Culture Secretary Flees X, Calls Platform 'Not Great' for Democracy, Communities, and Basic Decency
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy quits X, calls it 'not healthy for democracy' - joins the growing list of officials who'd rather be anywhere else.
2026-06-11
TechCrunch
xAI Fired Engineer Who Warned Grok Might Be a Menace, Lawsuit Claims
A former xAI engineer claims he was fired for warning that Grok might be a bit too fond of hate speech and WMDs - and the chatbot's subsequent antics suggest he had a point.
2026-05-22
The Verge
Grok Flops in Government AI Adoption, Proving Even Bureaucrats Have Standards
Elon Musk's Grok chatbot barely registers in government AI adoption records, trailing far behind OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic - awkward timing for SpaceX's $28.5 trillion IPO pitch banking on it.
2026-05-10
TechCrunch
xAI Rents Out Its Giant Compute Center to Anthropic, Because Why Train Models When You Can Be a Landlord?
xAI turns its giant Tennessee compute center into a rental property for Anthropic, because apparently training your own AI is overrated when you can just be a GPU landlord before SpaceX's IPO.
2026-04-22
The Verge
X Decides Your Timeline Needs a Little More Grok, a Little Less Community
X is letting its AI chatbot Grok curate your timeline while shutting down its Communities feature, because who needs human connection when you have algorithmic 'personalization'?
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