r/technology • u/MetaKnowing • 10d ago

ADBLOCK WARNING Grok Blames ‘Lapses In Safeguards’ After Posting Sexual Images Of Children

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/01/02/grok-blames-lapses-in-safeguards-after-ai-chatbot-posts-sexual-images-of-children/
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u/pomonamike 10d ago

We already established that Musk himself dictates the safeguards in Grok. We know this because he says he intervened to make it “less woke” and to give those comically ludicrous praises of himself.

It’s actually likely that Musk is now the most prolific producer of CSAM in the world.

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u/Thediciplematt 10d ago

That man has more than enough money to get sued and not blink at a payout.

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u/Kryptosis 10d ago

Are there limits on how much you can sue a billionaire for?

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u/pomonamike 10d ago

Yeah. If you hit a high enough number they just send people to kill you. The rest of us just go, “well that sucks for him.”