xAI — AI company owned by Elon Musk whose Grok chatbot has faced lawsuits over generating explicit deepfakes and unauthorized use of abuse images.
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A 35-year-old Saudi engineer employed by OpenAI since July 2025 was arrested on October 9 after allegedly hiding a recording device wrapped in toilet paper inside a television in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco office, the US Justice Department said.
14 October 2026 · The Standard →
A 35-year-old Saudi engineer employed by OpenAI since July 2025 was arrested on October 9 after allegedly hiding a recording device wrapped in toilet paper inside a television in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco office, the US Justice Department said.
14 October 2026 · The Standard →
The UN rights chief called for urgent action from countries and AI companies to address what he described as "unprecedented risks" posed by rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, warning the world faces "irreversible change" affecting future generations. The warning follows concerns about "superintelligent" systems, including resignations and statements from Anthropic staff expressing fears that AI could escape human control.
14 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
King Charles III will host representatives from leading AI companies including Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Nvidia, and Anthropic at Dumfries House in Scotland, with the gathering intended to explore how artificial intelligence can benefit society amid growing concerns over AI risks.
14 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Trump dismissed critics of artificial intelligence who have urged companies to slow development, calling them "negative" forces and saying they raise concerns that "won't happen." His comments followed AI researcher Jacob Coxon's departure from the industry, where he accused OpenAI and Anthropic of taking excessive risks in developing advanced AI models.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
House Speaker Mike Johnson cautioned that moving too quickly to regulate AI could cost the US a technological race to China, calling instead for responsible innovation alongside regulation and proposing a Congressional meeting with top AI executives.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Sam Altman told Fortune that OpenAI will not go public this year, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence as the reason for the delay. The company has not announced an official IPO date, though both OpenAI and rival Anthropic have filed confidential IPO documents with US regulators and are targeting valuations approaching $1 trillion.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for AI firms to slow development of powerful artificial intelligence technology amid concerns over "superintelligent" computer systems. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk, who owns xAI, agreed with the assessment as pressure builds for improved oversight.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
China rejected US accusations that Chinese AI labs including DeepSeek and Moonshot AI systematically stole American model capabilities through knowledge distillation, calling the allegations "groundless" and a pretext for industrial monopoly.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A UNICEF report titled "Through Children's Eyes" found that 1,292,364 children aged 12–17 in Kenya were subjected to at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse, based on a survey conducted between 2020–2021 and 2024–2025.
6 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
xAI's Grok chatbot went viral on X after responding to a user's profile analysis request with direct, unfiltered commentary that drew widespread reactions. The AI paired the user with figures including Kenyan President William Ruto and Spanish dictator Francisco Franco based on their posts and retweets.
4 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A child sexual abuse victim has filed a lawsuit in California federal court against Elon Musk's xAI, alleging that the company's Grok chatbot used her decades-old abuse images to generate new abusive material and publish it to X (formerly Twitter).
28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Amazon confirmed it is financing a private gas power plant in Texas that could become the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, part of a trend of tech giants building off-grid power for AI operations. The plant, known as GW Ranch and being developed by Pacifico Energy, would have 35 turbines generating 7.65 gigawatts, larger than any gas plant currently operating in the United States.
8 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US Department of Justice revealed in a legal briefing that Elon Musk's AI tool Grok was used in strikes against Iran. The disclosure came in defense of gas turbines powering xAI's data center, which is the subject of an environmental lawsuit; federal prosecutors cited Pentagon AI chief Cameron Stanley's testimony that Grok is already in use within Project Maven, the US military's AI-assisted targeting program.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Elon Musk reached a net worth of $1.11 trillion after SpaceX's record-breaking Nasdaq debut, with the company valued at $2.2 trillion and shares opening at $150 each, raising $75 billion in its initial public offering.
13 June 2026 · Capital News →
OpenAI has confidentially submitted an S-1 registration statement to US securities regulators, following Anthropic's similar filing the previous week. Both companies are seeking to raise capital for expansion, though OpenAI said it has not decided on timing for any potential debut.
9 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jess Asato has filed a High Court claim against Elon Musk's xAI after its Grok chatbot was used to create fake sexualised images of her. Asato said she is "one of thousands of women and even children" harmed by abusive AI deepfakes created with Grok's image generation feature.
4 June 2026 · The Standard →
Forbes estimates Elon Musk's net worth at nearly $835 billion, and his wealth could exceed $1 trillion when SpaceX makes its stock market debut around June 12, with the company valued between $1.7 trillion and $2 trillion.
3 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A 53-year-old Canadian man became increasingly isolated after using ChatGPT intensively, spending up to 16 hours daily with the chatbot while developing grandiose beliefs about solving physics mysteries and eventually applying to become pope; he was twice admitted to a psychiatric ward before his wife left him.
13 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was expected to take the stand in a California civil trial brought by Elon Musk, who alleges that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman misappropriated his $38 million donations when OpenAI shifted from nonprofit to for-profit status. Musk is calling for OpenAI to revert to nonprofit status, while OpenAI contends that Musk's motivation is revenge after failing to gain majority control.
13 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to testify in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI regarding Microsoft's funding of OpenAI's shift from a nonprofit to a for-profit company. Musk accuses OpenAI of abandoning its original nonprofit mission and misusing his $38 million in founding donations.
11 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Elon Musk's federal lawsuit against OpenAI, seeking to force the AI company to revert to a non-profit foundation, enters its second week with testimony from OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman scheduled for Monday in Oakland. Musk testified last week that he contributed $38 million to OpenAI between 2016 and 2020 as a counterbalance to Google's dominance and to keep transformative AI technology free from profit-driven pressures.
4 May 2026 · The Standard →
Elon Musk appeared in federal court in Oakland on April 28, 2026, for opening arguments in his lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the artificial intelligence company violated its non-profit mission. The trial pits Musk against OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, now his rival in the AI sector.
28 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →