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WATCH: SpaceXAI Spokeswoman Claims Grok Prevents Sexualized Images–Then Menin Shows Her This
According to the description, at a New York City Council hearing on Friday, Speaker Julie Menin questioned SpaceXAI spokesperson Gabriela Castillo Madrid on whether Grok generates sexualized images, then showed allegedly sexualized images of Menin made by Grok. Two further clips cover the earlier 'Mecha Hitler' incident and emergency safeguards.
Why it matters
The same thing, for different readers.
What it means for you
A city official put alleged Grok-made images of the official in front of the company's spokesperson, testing the claim that safeguards work.
For lawmakers
Shows local legislators questioning AI companies directly about safeguards, past incidents and emergency plans.
For researchers
A public test of whether stated content safeguards hold; the images and their generation are alleged, not verified here.
The record
- Questions
- Are AI companies putting stronger safeguards into practice? · Who can demand evidence, delay a release or stop an unsafe deployment?
- People
- Julie Menin (Speaks, Speaker, New York City Council) · Gabriela Castillo Madrid (Speaks, Spokesperson, SpaceXAI)
- Also covered by
- Forbes Breaking News · Forbes Breaking News
- What we read
- We have read only the description the publisher gives. No quotations until someone reads the source itself.
- Found by
- The Radar, run of October 17, 2026, via
yt-forbes-breaking-news(tier 1: the source’s own channel or an official record) - Cite this
- Forbes Breaking News, “WATCH: SpaceXAI Spokeswoman Claims Grok Prevents Sexualized Images–Then Menin Shows Her This”, October 16, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/forbes-2026-10-16-menin-spacexai-grok-images-hearing