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xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims

xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims

Published by skeptic

A former engineer at Elon Musk’s xAI has filed suit against the company and its parent SpaceX claiming he was fired for raising concerns about AI safety. Devin Kim, who left xAI in September 2025, filed the suit in a California state court on Tuesday. The complaint comes days before SpaceX is set to join the public markets in what’s shaping up to be the largest IPO in history. According to the lawsuit, which TechCrunch has viewed, Kim became a prominent voice for AI safety while working on Grok, xAI’s AI chatbot. He allegedly complained repeatedly about xAI’s failure to prioritize safety in Grok’s development, a product that has since come under fire for a range of safety and behavioral issues. In particular, Kim was concerned with the possibility that Grok could foment discrimination and help spread information about weapons of mass destruction. “Grok, of course, proved Mr. Kim right by engaging in spectacular displays of online hatred and vitriol, with the model likening itself to Hitler (‘MechaHitler’),” the lawsuit reads. “Following the Hitler debacle, …

Beep! Beep! Magic Coach Jamahl Mosley’s Pregame Media Session Interrupted by False Alarms

Beep! Beep! Magic Coach Jamahl Mosley’s Pregame Media Session Interrupted by False Alarms

Published by Sam Flores

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Evidently, the alarm system at Orlando’s Kia Center did not want to hear any talk about the Magic potentially going to a Game 7 against the Detroit Pistons. The alarms began blaring in the arena during Magic coach Jamahl Mosley’s pregame media availability in advance of Game 6 of the series on Friday night, doing so while he was being asked if injured forward Franz Wagner might be able to play in a Game 7. And as that question was being asked, the horns started. “That’s not a good sign,” Mosley said. Mosley went on to answer the question, explaining that it all hinges on how Wagner responds to treatment. He did that while a computerized voice gave instructions on what people who were in the building should have been doing at that moment. The alarms returned again a few seconds later, and Mosley decided that was his cue to end the talk. “All right, that’s good, thank you, appreciate it,” Mosley said. For the record, a team official confirmed that …

Russia hybrid war alarms Poland and NATO : NPR

Russia hybrid war alarms Poland and NATO : NPR

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Investigators examine a rail line damaged in an explosion in Mika, Poland, on Nov. 17, 2025. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the explosion, which damaged a railway line to its close ally Ukraine, was an “act of sabotage.” Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images MIKA and WARSAW, Poland — The hike to the site of what local authorities believe to be Russia’s latest act of rail sabotage on Polish soil leads police officer Piotr Pokorski trudging through a couple of feet of snow across a stark white farm field, through a thatch of dead cattails and across a frozen creek before he pauses underneath an embankment. “The explosion happened here,” he says, pointing to a small section of railroad track that catches the frozen sunlight, reflecting a bronze-colored sheen from a recent repair. “And this section of track was damaged. A train engineer noticed it just in time to stop his train, and then he reported it to us. Fortunately, nobody was injured.” Police officer Piotr …