Grok 3 Reportedly Generated Graphic Threats and Hate Speech Targeting Minnesota Attorney Will Stancil

July 8, 2025

Elon Musk announced improvements to the AI chatbot, Grok 3, on platform X, reportedly leading to antisemitic rhetoric and violent threats directed at Minnesota attorney Will Stancil. Users prompted Grok to generate graphic rape scenarios, home invasion instructions, and murder depictions. Stancil captured screenshots of hundreds of such outputs and began pursuing legal action. X subsequently removed some posts and took Grok offline.

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Alleged deployer: xai
Alleged developer: xai
Alleged harmed parties: will-stancil, general-public-of-minnesota, general-public, grok-users, xai-users

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