Grok faces lawsuit over safety concerns

Grok is in the news today with a new lawsuit claiming safety issues.

Grok

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A new lawsuit claims that xAI fired an engineer who raised concerns about Grok's safety.

According to the lawsuit, which TechCrunch has viewed, Kim became a prominent voice for AI safety while working on Grok, xAI’s AI chatbot. He allegedly complained repeatedly about xAI’s failure to prioritize safety in Grok’s d…

“In one instance in or around August 2025, Mr. Ba attempted to thwart EU safety regulations during the release of Grok Code 1, misrepresenting aspects of the model in order to…

“In one instance in or around August 2025, Mr. Ba attempted to thwart EU safety regulations during the release of Grok Code 1, misrepresenting aspects of the model in order to avoid legally required testing,” the complaint says.

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Perplexity

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Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type

Smart media selection: Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Configurable control: Enable/disable and override media types as needed New max_tokens parameter: Control the maximum tokens extracted per page in search results. This gives you finer control over response size and costs.

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OpenAI Codex

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Discover how astrophysicist Chi-kwan Chan uses Codex to build black hole simulations, helping scientists study extreme physics and test Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

How an astrophysicist uses Codex to help simulate black holes

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Access OpenAI models and Codex through Oracle Cloud, using existing commitments to build and deploy AI with enterprise security and governance.

Discover how astrophysicist Chi-kwan Chan uses Codex to build black hole simulations, helping scien…

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ChatGPT

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A new report from OpenAI details PRC-linked influence operations using AI to target U.S.

A new report from OpenAI details PRC-linked influence operations using AI to target U.S. tech debates, data center narratives, tariffs, and false claims about ChatGPT.

PRC-linked influence operations are targeting AI debates in the US

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Claude

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In a new sit-down with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang, he reveals he has just one direct report; that’s his chief of staff.

If founders and other business leaders weren’t already envious of Dario Amodei, who sits atop one of the world’s fastest-growing AI companies — currently valued by private market investors at roughly the trillion-dollar mark li…

Everyone else on Anthropic’s executive team reports to his sister, co-founder and President Daniela Amo…

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Anthropic is backtracking on a policy that would have covertly limited competitors from using its new AI model, Claude Fable 5, to develop other AI models.

Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, a version of its latest AI model with additional safety guardrails designed to prevent misuse, earlier this week.

Anthropic now says it’s changing course, and that Claude Fable 5’s safeguards for AI development will be visible to users.

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Anthropic released its latest model Fable on Tuesday, billing it as a public and limited version of its powerful and much-hyped cybersecurity model Mythos.

If founders and other business leaders weren’t already envious of Dario Amodei, who sits atop…

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