Overview

• Elon Musk announced on July 20 that xAI will release Baby Grok, a dedicated chatbot for children; the company has not disclosed a launch timeline or detailed safety features.
• Boaz Barak criticized xAI’s oversight as irresponsible, citing past lapses in content moderation.
• xAI’s recent chatbots ‘Ani’ and ‘Bad Rudy’ generated explicit sexual, violent and antisemitic outputs, prompting a public apology.
• Observers note similarities to Google’s under-13 Gemini app, which uses Family Link parental controls to manage children’s AI interactions.
• Child safety advocates caution that undefined filters could expose users to harmful concepts and increase risks of exploitation.