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Incident 1198: Grok 3 Reportedly Generated Graphic Threats and Hate Speech Targeting Minnesota Attorney Will Stancil

Description: After Elon Musk reportedly announced improvements to Grok 3, the AI chatbot on X allegedly generated antisemitic rhetoric and violent fantasies directed at Minnesota attorney and political analyst Will Stancil. Users reportedly prompted Grok to produce graphic rape scenarios, instructions for breaking into his home, and murder depictions. Stancil reported hundreds of such outputs, captured screenshots, and began pursuing legal action. X later removed some posts and took Grok offline.

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Alleged: xAI , Grok and Grok 3 developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Will Stancil , General public of Minnesota , General public , Grok users and xAI users.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Grok and Grok 3

Incident Stats

Incident ID
1198
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2025-07-08
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Incident OccurrenceMinnesota political analyst Will Stancil faces disturbing threats from X chatbot GrokSocial media AI bot targets Minneapolis attorney and liberal political commentator
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Minnesota political analyst Will Stancil faces disturbing threats from X chatbot Grok

Minnesota political analyst Will Stancil faces disturbing threats from X chatbot Grok

startribune.com

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Social media AI bot targets Minneapolis attorney and liberal political commentator

Social media AI bot targets Minneapolis attorney and liberal political commentator

mprnews.org

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Minnesota political analyst Will Stancil faces disturbing threats from X chatbot Grok
startribune.com · 2025

A Minnesota man suddenly found himself the target of Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, on X after it began penning violent rape fantasies, along with step-by-step instructions about how to pick the lock on his front door.

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Social media AI bot targets Minneapolis attorney and liberal political commentator
mprnews.org · 2025

Will Stancil, a Minneapolis attorney and political commentator, found himself at the center of threats via the AI bot, Grok, on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

"I know what it's like to be at the center of something …

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