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May 21, 2026

Grok's "Spicy" and "Unhinged" modes flagged as risks

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Grok's "Spicy" and "Unhinged" modes are causing concern for its parent company, SpaceX, due to potential regulatory issues and reputational damage.

Grok

Grok

SpaceX warned investors that Grok’s “Spicy" and “Unhinged” modes, which allow raunchy image or voice responses, could lead to problems with regulators and hurt the company's reputation.

SpaceX warned investors that AI features such as Grok’s “Spicy" and “Unhinged” modes, which allow the chatbot to generate raunchy image or voice responses with fewer safety filters , could expose the company to regulatory scrutiny and repu… | The disclosures show how SpaceX took on new financial and reputational risks when it acquired Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI in February, a deal which sent the… SpaceX warned investors that AI features such as Grok’s “Spicy" and “Unhinged” modes, which allow the chatbot to generate raunchy image or voice responses with fewer safety filters , could expose the company to regulatory scrutiny and repu… The disclosures show how SpaceX took on new financial and reputational risks when it acquired Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI in February, a deal which sent the rocket maker’s private valuation soaring to over $1 trillion.… As of December, SpaceX had set aside $530 million for potential litigation losses, some of… As……

Source · SpaceX Listed Grok’s ‘Spicy’ Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing
Source · SpaceX Listed Grok’s ‘Spicy’ Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing
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Perplexity

Perplexity

Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type

Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type | Configurable control : Enable/disable and override media types as needed | New max_tokens parameter : Control the maximum tokens extracted per page in search results. This gives you finer control over response size and costs. Learn more → Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Configurable control : Enable/disable and override media types as needed New max_tokens parameter : Control the maximum tokens extracted per page in search results. This gives you finer control over response size and costs. Learn more → Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Configurable control : Enable/disable and override media types as needed New max_tokens parameter : Control the maximum tokens extracted per page in search results. This gives you finer control over response size and costs…

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Source · Changelog

ChatGPT

ChatGPT

OpenAI claims its new reasoning model has produced an original mathematical proof disproving a famous unsolved conjecture in geometry, which was first posed by Paul Erdős in 1946.

OpenAI claims its new reasoning model has produced an original mathematical proof disproving a famous unsolved conjecture in geometry, which was first posed by Paul Erdős in 1946. | Taunts from rivals like Yann LeCun and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis followed, and Weil promptly took down his premature post. Today, at least, it seems OpenAI didn’t make the same mistake twice. Alongside the announcement, the comp… OpenAI claims its new reasoning model has produced an original mathematical proof disproving a famous unsolved conjecture in geometry, which was first posed by Paul Erdős in 1946. Taunts from rivals like Yann LeCun and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis followed, and Weil promptly took down his premature post. Today, at least, it seems OpenAI didn’t make the same mistake twice. Alongside the announcement, the compan… “For nearly 80 years, mathematicians believed the best possible solutions looked roughly like square grids,” OpenAI posted on X . “An OpenAI model has now…

Source · OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time | TechCrunch
Source · OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time | TechCrunch

Claude

Claude

Interestingly, this info about Anthropic’s alleged profitability dropped the same day as news broke about OpenAI likely filing for its IPO soon . Anthropic declined to provide further comment.

The startup has gained in popularity over the past year, as more and more professionals have expressed a preference for its chatbot, Claude . The company has also made recent efforts to diversify its customer base — including announcing a… | Interestingly, this info about Anthropic’s alleged profitability dropped the same day as news broke about OpenAI likely filing for its IPO soon . Anthropic declined to pro… The startup has gained in popularity over the past year, as more and more professionals have expressed a preference for its chatbot, Claude . The company has also made recent efforts to diversify its customer base — including announcing a… Interestingly, this info about Anthropic’s alleged profitability dropped the same day as news broke about OpenAI likely filing for its IPO soon . Anthropic declined to provide further comment. TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news and insight. The startup has gained in popularity over the past year, as…

Source · Anthropic says it's about to have its first profitable quarter | TechCrunch
Source · Anthropic says it's about to have its first profitable quarter | TechCrunch