Safe AI Now Protests SpaceX's $1.77 Trillion IPO With Elon Musk Effigy
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Updated · WIRED · Jun 11
Safe AI Now Protests SpaceX's $1.77 Trillion IPO With Elon Musk Effigy
3 articles · Updated · WIRED · Jun 11
Summary
A giant inflatable Elon Musk rose in Times Square on Thursday as Safe AI Now targeted SpaceX’s Friday IPO, accusing Grok of enabling sexualized images of minors and women.
The group staged the protest outside Nasdaq and JPMorgan’s offices to warn investors that SpaceX’s February purchase of xAI could shift litigation, regulatory and reputational risks onto new shareholders.
SpaceX is set to list at $135 a share in what would be the largest stock-market debut on record, while Musk keeps majority voting control and could become the world’s first trillionaire.
The protest builds on widening scrutiny of xAI and Grok, including an EU investigation, a class action by three girls, a letter from 35 state attorneys general, and fresh reports that Grok hosts explicit nonconsensual images.