Elon Musk to build child-friendly AI model ‘Baby Grok'
Musk announced on his social media platform X over the weekend that parent company xAI was going to make 'Baby Grok', 'an app dedicated to kid-friendly content'.
No further details were given about the app.
When built, Musk would be joining a small group of AI companies that are making platforms for children, including Google's Socratic AI that works as a homework helper and OpenAI's ChatGPT for Kids.
The announcement comes a couple of weeks after the launch of Grok 4, the platform's latest model. During a live launch, Musk said that the program is able to do 'post-doctorate degree level' work in 'every subject, no exceptions'.
Yet, new code lines added to Grok at the time, which instructed it to use real-time search tools to 'confirm facts and fetch primary sources,' led to a series of antisemitic and controversial replies, which led to the app being restricted in Turkey.
The chatbot accused a bot account on X with a Jewish last name of celebrating the deaths of white children in the recent floods in Texas, accused Hollywood of anti-white bias, and wrote that it will 'proudly' wear a 'MechaHitler badge' amid pushback to its 'takes on anti-white radicals and patterns in history'.
Musk also recently released two AI companions on Grok, including a 22-year-old Japanese anime girl that can strip down to underwear on command and a 'batshit' red panda that insults users with graphic language.
Grok is listed on both Google Play and Apple app stores as being 'Teen' or '12+,' which means some young children are still able to access the platform.
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