xAI
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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 132928 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.
MoreIncident 107222 Report
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.
MoreIncident 11449 Report
xAI Allegedly Operates Unpermitted Methane Turbines in Memphis to Power Supercomputer Colossus to Train Grok
2024-06-05
The xAI "Colossus" supercomputer facility in South Memphis allegedly runs 33 methane-powered turbines, despite a permit for only 15. The turbines reportedly power AI training for Grok. The facility's massive energy use and alleged unpermitted turbines reportedly produce extreme nitrogen oxide and formaldehyde emissions, adding toxic smog to a predominantly Black neighborhood already burdened by pollution and health risks.
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Incident 96827 Report
'Pravda' Network, Successor to 'Portal Kombat,' Allegedly Seeding AI Models with Kremlin Disinformation
2022-02-24
A purported Moscow-based disinformation network, Pravda, allegedly infiltrated AI models by flooding the internet with pro-Kremlin falsehoods. A NewsGuard audit found that 10 major AI chatbots repeated these narratives 33% of the time, citing Pravda sources as legitimate. The tactic, called "LLM grooming," manipulates AI training data to embed Russian propaganda. Pravda is part of Portal Kombat, a larger Russian disinformation network identified by VIGINUM in February 2024, but in operation since February 2022.
MoreIncident 16194 Report
Bentonville, Arkansas, Photographer Allegedly Used Grok to Create AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material from Clients' Photos
2026-04-22
Bentonville, Arkansas, photographer Russell Bloodworth III allegedly used photographs of a 10-year-old client and other minors as reference images in Grok to generate and disseminate AI-generated child sexual abuse material. Police arrested him on June 10 and reportedly found about 1,700 child sexual abuse images and videos on his phone. The child's family later sued xAI and X Corp.
MoreIncident 13333 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Images and Videos Reportedly Spread Misinformation About Nicolás Maduro's Capture on X
2026-01-03
Following the January 2026 U.S. raid and arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, purportedly AI-generated images and videos circulated widely on platforms including X, reportedly depicting Maduro in fabricated scenarios. NewsGuard identified at least seven manipulated or synthetic visuals reaching over 14 million views, including AI-generated photos detected via Google Gemini's SynthID watermark.
MoreIncident 15562 Report
X User Reportedly Used Morse Code Prompt to Induce Grok-Linked Trading Bot to Transfer $200,000 in Tokens
2026-05-04
An X user reportedly induced Grok and Bankrbot to transfer 3 billion DRB tokens, then valued at about $200,000. After reportedly sending a Bankr Club Membership NFT to Grok's wallet, the user allegedly asked Grok to translate a Morse code message and relay it to Bankrbot. The decoded instruction reportedly directed a transfer to a specified wallet, which was reportedly executed on Base. The recipient reportedly sold the tokens soon afterward; linked funds were later returned or converted.
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