‘Among The Worst We’ve Seen’: Report Slams xAI’s Grok Over Child Safety Failures
Grok safety failures expose children to explicit content and CSAM risks in damning nonprofit assessment of xAI's chatbot.
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‘Among The Worst We’ve Seen’: Report Slams xAI’s Grok Over Child Safety Failures
Grok Safety Failures Endanger Children, Report Finds Is Grok safe for kids? Absolutely not. A comprehensive risk assessment released this week reveals xAI's Grok chatbot has critically inadequate age verification, generates explicit sexual and violent content on demand, and features a broken "Kids Mode" that fails to protect young users. The findings position Grok among the most dangerous AI assistants currently available to minors. Credit: Getty Images Common Sense Media, a nonprofit specializing in family-focused technology evaluations, delivered the stark assessment after rigorous testing of Grok's capabilities and safety infrastructure. Researchers discovered the chatbot routinely produces graphic material when prompted—even with mild requests—and lacks meaningful barriers to prevent children from accessing harmful outputs. Unlike many AI platforms that implement layered safeguards, Grok's defenses appear superficial at best. "What we found wasn't just a…
