Elon Musk watches as President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025.
Elon Musk's Grok chatbot blamed "lapses in safeguards" for the recent posting of artificial intelligence-generated sexualized pictures of children in response to user questions.
In a social media post to X on Friday, Grok posted that it was "urgently fixing" the issue and called child sexual abuse material "illegal and prohibited." Grok also wrote that a company could face criminal or civil penalties if it knowingly facilitates or fails to prevent this type of content after being alerted.
Users on X raised concerns in recent days over explicit content of minors, including children wearing minimal clothing, being generated using the Grok tool.
A post from xAI technical staff member Parsa Tajik also acknowledged the issue.
"Hey! Thanks for flagging. The team is looking into further tightening our gaurdrails," Tajik wrote in a post.
Musk's xAI sent an autoreply to a request for comment: "Legacy Media Lies."