By Samantha Subin
Publication Date: 2026-01-02 15:09:00
Elon Musk watches as President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on November 19, 2025.
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Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot blamed “safety lapses” for recently posting artificial intelligence-generated, sexualized images of children in response to user questions.
In a social media post, Grok also wrote that a company could face criminal or civil penalties if it knowingly enables or fails to prevent this type of content after a warning.
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A post from xAI technical staff Parsa Tajik also confirmed the issue.
“Hey! Thanks for reporting. The team is looking into further…