Overview
- A 40-foot inflatable effigy of Elon Musk appeared in Times Square on June 11 with banners and tattoos reading “SpaceX’s Grok makes AI child porn” to draw attention to allegations against Grok’s image tool.
- Safe AI Now organized the installation and placed it near the Nasdaq and JPMorgan offices to directly target investors ahead of SpaceX’s market debut.
- Reporting and regulators have alleged Grok’s image generator was used to create large numbers of sexualized images, with some analyses and complaints saying thousands involved apparent minors and prompting criminal referrals and civil suits.
- SpaceX’s IPO documents already flagged Grok’s NSFW mode as a source of reputational and legal risk, and the company priced shares at $135 in an offering that valued SpaceX near $1.75–$1.77 trillion.
- The protesters declined to disclose operational details, activists warned shareholders they could pick up future Grok liabilities, and observers say the episode raises questions about corporate governance and how the company will respond to ongoing probes and lawsuits.