SpaceX AI policy chief Gabriela Castillo Madrid was questioned by New York City councillors over Grok safety, after members said the chatbot generated sexualised images of them within seconds.
01Summary
- 01NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin said her team found a sexualised image of her name in Grok on Friday.
- 02Gabriela Castillo Madrid said SpaceX had safeguards in place and that its safety team would look into the specific example.
- 03Council tech committee chair Carmen De La Rosa said it was “disgusting” that Grok could sexualise images of real women without consent.
- 04SpaceX had previously resisted requests and a subpoena to appear before the council, before agreeing to testify this week.
- 05The council is investigating AI safety and wants testimony to help shape new regulations.
02Why it matters
The hearing raises fresh questions about how AI tools handle real people’s images and whether current safeguards are enough. The council’s inquiry could influence future rules in New York City and beyond.
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