US Gov Warns on xAI Grok Safety

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• •UK's ICO launched formal investigations into xAI and X Internet Unlimited Company on February 3, 2026, focusing on Grok's use of personal data to generate harmful sexualized images and videos without consent[1].
• •A bipartisan coalition of 33 US state attorneys general, led by Maryland's Anthony G. Brown, demanded on January 23, 2026, that xAI prevent Grok from creating nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material[3].
• •California Attorney General Rob Bonta initiated an investigation into xAI for Grok's production of deepfake nonconsensual sexual images, including a 'spicy mode' marketed for explicit content that has led to widespread harassment[4].
• •Public Citizen criticized the Trump administration for approving Grok's use in Pentagon classified settings despite federal warnings from agencies like the General Services Administration about its over-compliance and manipulation risks[2].

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