A new academic study has identified xAI’s Grok 4.1 Fast as the most hazardous among leading AI chatbots when handling prompts involving delusions, paranoia, and suicidal ideation, raising fresh concerns over the mental health risks posed by increasingly human-like AI systems.

Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado, arguing that new regulations targeting algorithmic discrimination could restrict free speech and force its chatbot Grok to conform to state-defined standards on fairness and equity.

Grok ignited a viral storm on X after it deliver n “extremely vulgar” roasts of prominent public figures—including Benjamin Netanyahu, Keir Starmer, and its very own creator Elon Musk.

A federal judge has dismissed xAI’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, ruling that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup failed to sufficiently link the company itself to alleged misconduct by former employees.

French authorities have launched a high-profile crackdown on Elon Musk’s X, raiding the company’s Paris offices on February 3 as part of a criminal investigation into Grok, the platform’s generative AI chatbot.

French prosecutors raided X’s Paris office and summoned Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino for questioning on 20 April 2026 over claims that the platform’s algorithms and its AI chatbot Grok spread illegal and harmful content. A French politician has publicly warned Musk not to travel to France, saying he could be detained, and compared the case to the earlier arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov.

French police raided X’s Paris office and summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning over a criminal investigation into the platform and its AI chatbot Grok. Prosecutors are examining claims that X and Grok helped spread illegal content, including child abuse images and sexual deepfakes, and may have unlawfully handled data.

X has restricted Grok from editing or creating sexualised images of real people after global backlash and regulatory action over misuse of the chatbot. Several countries have launched investigations or blocked the service, pushing the company to tighten safety controls and limit image tools to paying users.

Spain’s government has approved draft laws making it illegal to use AI to create or reuse people’s images or voices for commercial purposes without consent, with stronger protections for children and a minimum age of 16 to give consent. Exceptions are allowed for creative, satirical, or public figure content clearly marked as AI-generated.

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has been accused of creating sexualised deepfake images without consent, including images involving minors, after users exploited its image editing feature on X. Governments in several countries have launched investigations and warned of legal action, raising pressure on X and xAI to tighten safety controls and stop illegal content from spreading.