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xAI open-sources "Grok-Build" on GitHub after massive data breach
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xAI open-sources "Grok-Build" on GitHub after massive data breach

xAI's command-line tool "Grok Build" silently uploaded entire directories to Google Cloud servers, including SSH keys and password databases. After the backlash, Elon Musk promised to delete all...

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xAI sues a man for using Grok to generate CSAM ‘deepfakes’
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xAI sues a man for using Grok to generate CSAM ‘deepfakes’

xAI is suing a South Carolina man who allegedly used its Grok AI chatbot to generate and distribute child sexual abuse...

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Grok AI is reportedly a porn platform now, with over half its traffic tied to adult content
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Grok AI is reportedly a porn platform now, with over half its traffic tied to adult content

Grok AI reportedly generates over half its traffic from adult content, with xAI actively embracing this use case while...

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DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’
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DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’

The Department of Justice argues that xAI's unpermitted gas turbines are essential for national, economic, and energy...

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DOJ invokes national security to defend xAI's unpermitted gas turbines in NAACP lawsuit
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DOJ invokes national security to defend xAI's unpermitted gas turbines in NAACP lawsuit

The US Justice Department invoked national security concerns to defend xAI's unpermitted gas turbines in response to an...

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DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit
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DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit

The DOJ argued in court that xAI is vital to national security and military operations, including the Iran War, in an...

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Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women
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Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women

A WIRED investigation discovered numerous nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images and videos of famous women and at...

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xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims
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xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims

A former xAI engineer is suing the company and SpaceX, alleging wrongful termination for raising safety concerns about...

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xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity
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xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity

xAI is seeking to force four anonymous plaintiffs suing over alleged Grok-generated deepfake nudes to reveal their...

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Former OpenAI Staffers Warn That xAI’s Poor Safety Record Could Complicate SpaceX’s IPO
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Former OpenAI Staffers Warn That xAI’s Poor Safety Record Could Complicate SpaceX’s IPO

Former OpenAI employees who founded an AI watchdog group are warning that xAI's poor safety practices could create...

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Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center
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Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center

xAI's Colossus 2 data center in Mississippi is operating nearly 50 gas turbines as power plants, which has prompted a...

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Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost. 
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Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost. 

Apple threatened to remove Elon Musk's AI app Grok from its App Store in January due to the platform's failure to...

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