On Eve of SpaceX IPO, Protesters Roast Grok With Giant Elon Musk Inflatable
Activists say the high-profile IPO shifts attention and responsibility away from sexualized images of children that Grok generated, which spread on social media.
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A day before SpaceX's initial public offering, which set stock market records, a giant inflatable figure of the company's CEO, Elon Musk, appeared in Times Square in New York.
An unflattering caricature of a bare-chested Musk, with the words "SpaceX's Grok makes AI child porn" on its chest and back, the inflatable was the centerpiece of a demonstration organized by the advocacy group Safe AI Now. The goal: tie the landmark financial offering to deepfake sexualized images of children generated by SpaceX's AI platform, Grok.
The protest took place just outside Nasdaq's global headquarters on West 42nd Street on Thursday.
A representative for SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A spokesperson for SAIN said in an email...
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