{"id":21455,"date":"2026-01-07T09:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/elon-musks-xai-announces-it-has-raised-20bn-amid-backlash-over-grok-deepfakes\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:37:16","slug":"elon-musks-xai-announces-it-has-raised-20bn-amid-backlash-over-grok-deepfakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/elon-musks-xai-announces-it-has-raised-20bn-amid-backlash-over-grok-deepfakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s xAI announces it has raised $20bn amid backlash over Grok deepfakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI company\u2019s chatbot faces criticism over its generation of sexualized, nonconsensual images of women and girls<\/p>\n

Elon Musk\u2019s artificial intelligence company has raised $20bn in its latest funding round, the startup announced Tuesday, even as its marquee chatbot Grok faces backlash over generating sexualized, nonconsensual images of women and underage girls.<\/p>\n

xAI\u2019s Series E funding round featured big-name investors, including Nvidia, Fidelity Management and Resource Company, Qatar\u2019s sovereign wealth fund, and Valor Equity Partners \u2013 the private investment firm of Musk\u2019s longtime friend and former Doge member Antonio Gracias<\/a>. The funding round exceeded its initial $15bn target, according to xAI\u2019s press release. The company touted Grok\u2019s image-generation abilities in the announcement of its latest funding round.<\/p>\n

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\nAI company\u2019s chatbot faces criticism over its generation of sexualized, nonconsensual images of women and girls
\nElon Musk\u2019s artificial intelligence company has raised $20bn in its latest funding round, the startup announced Tuesday, even as its marquee chatbot Grok faces backlash over generating sexualized, nonconsensual images of women and underage girls.
\nxAI\u2019s Series E funding round featured big-name investors, including Nvidia, Fidelity Management and Resource Company, Qatar\u2019s sovereign wealth fund, and Valor Equity Partners \u2013 the private investment firm of Musk\u2019s longtime friend and former Doge member Antonio Gracias. The funding round exceeded its initial $15bn target, according to xAI\u2019s press release. The company touted Grok\u2019s image-generation abilities in the announcement of its latest funding round. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AI company\u2019s chatbot faces criticism over its generation of sexualized, nonconsensual images of women and girls Elon Musk\u2019s artificial intelligence company has raised $20bn in its latest funding round, the startup announced Tuesday, even as its marquee chatbot Grok faces backlash over generating sexualized, nonconsensual images of women and underage girls. xAI\u2019s Series E funding …<\/p>\n

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