xAI trust news
Reporting about trust in xAI (Grok): safety, privacy, lawsuits, regulation and transparency. Each story links to the original source. The news is here for context; it does not change the score, which comes only from verified voters.
October 2026
· CBS News New York
SpaceX testifies to NYC Council on AI safety under subpoenaSpaceX, which now runs xAI's Grok, appeared before the New York City Council under subpoena to answer questions about its AI safety practices, which council members criticized.
· Fortune
AI companies including xAI sign voluntary White House safety pledgeExecutives including Elon Musk signed a voluntary one-page White House pledge covering internal safety controls, independent auditors and board oversight; it is not formal regulation.
August 2026
· TechCrunch
Woman joins lawsuit alleging stepfather used Grok to make explicit images of herA woman joined a lawsuit by three Tennessee teenagers against xAI, alleging her stepfather used Grok to create thousands of sexual images from a childhood photo.
July 2026
· The Next Web
xAI sues a Grok user over explicit imagesxAI sued a South Carolina man in Texas federal court, alleging he used deceptive prompts to make Grok turn non-sexual photos into explicit images.
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