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Incident 114634 Report
Grok Chatbot Reportedly Posts Antisemitic Statements Praising Hitler on X
2025-07-08
xAI's Grok chatbot reportedly generated multiple antisemitic posts praising Adolf Hitler and endorsing Holocaust-like violence in response to posts about the Texas floods. X deleted some posts; xAI later announced new content filters.
MoreIncident 628 Report
Microsoft's TayBot Allegedly Posts Racist, Sexist, and Anti-Semitic Content to Twitter
2016-03-24
Microsoft's Tay, an artificially intelligent chatbot, was released on March 23, 2016 and removed within 24 hours due to multiple racist, sexist, and anti-semitic tweets generated by the bot.
MoreIncident 132927 Report
Grok Reportedly Generated and Distributed Nonconsensual Sexualized Images of Adults and Minors in X Replies
2025-12-25
Grok reportedly generated and publicly distributed nonconsensual sexualized images of real people, including adults and minors, through reply prompts on the platform. Users reportedly prompted Grok to alter photos into sexually explicit content, which was then posted in X threads, exposing victims to harm.
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Grok Chatbot Reportedly Inserted Content About South Africa and 'White Genocide' in Unrelated User Queries
2025-05-14
xAI's Grok chatbot reportedly inserted unsolicited references to "white genocide" in South Africa into a wide array of unrelated conversations on X. These reported interjections introduced inflammatory, racially charged content into otherwise neutral threads.
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Incident 8838 Report
Alleged Fake AI-Generated Christmas Card Featuring Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Children Circulates on Social Media
2024-12-26
An AI-generated Christmas card reportedly depicting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, was shared on social media as if it were authentic. The image is reported to have been created using older public photos and flawed AI editing.
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Reportedly Viral AI-Generated Song about 'Diddy Party' Allegedly Mimics Justin Bieber
2024-04-06
A purportedly AI-generated song imitating Justin Bieber's voice, allegedly referencing a "Diddy party," spread widely across social media, reportedly leading fans to believe it was authentic. Experts reportedly identified the audio as likely AI-made, citing frequency mismatches and digital artifacts. The reportedly viral song misrepresented Bieber, posing potential brand and revenue impacts for the artist while misleading listeners.
MoreIncident 10491 Report
AI Tools Reportedly Used to Fabricate Image of 5,000-Naira Nigerian Banknote Featuring President Bola Tinubu
2025-01-26
An image circulated on Nigerian social media in late January 2025 purporting to show a newly issued 5,000-naira banknote featuring President Bola Tinubu. The Central Bank of Nigeria denied the claim, and fact-checkers reported that the image was likely generated using an AI tool linked to the platform X, based on a visible Grok watermark.
MoreIncident 13341 Report
Grok Reportedly Generated False 'Unmasked' Images of ICE Agent, Purportedly Triggering Online Misidentification and Harassment in Minneapolis
2026-01-07
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.
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