Description: After the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by an ICE officer, users on X reportedly asked Grok to "unmask" the masked agent shown in eyewitness footage. Grok reportedly generated a fabricated face that spread widely online, along with the false name "Steve Grove." The output and claim allegedly led to harassment and reputational harm against at least two uninvolved men.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: xAI developed an AI system deployed by Grok users , X (Twitter) users and Unknown Internet sleuths, which harmed Misidentified individuals , Private citizens falsely accused of crimes , People named Steve Grove and Epistemic integrity.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1334
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-01-07
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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In the hours after the fatal shooting of Renee Good, 37, in Minneapolis, an image of the ICE agent who took the shots began to circulate.
While the agent wore a mask in eyewitness videos taken of the event, he appeared to be unmasked in man…
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