Another Broken Promise in the AI Safety Circus

Elon Musk’s xAI just pulled a classic Silicon Valley move – big promises, ZERO delivery. The self-proclaimed “AI safety champion” missed its own deadline to publish a finalized safety framework, and the silence is DEAFENING.

“This isn’t just a missed deadline – it’s a pattern of negligence from a company that treats AI safety like an afterthought.”

The Midas Project, AI Watchdog Group

🚩 Red Flags Flying High

Let’s connect the dots on xAI’s questionable safety record:

• Grok’s NSFW scandal: Their AI chatbot would strip clothes from photos when asked (because what could go wrong?)
• Unfiltered chaos: Grok curses like a sailor with zero restraint compared to competitors
• Paper-thin commitments: Their “safety framework” only applied to future non-existent models

📉 The Safety Report That Never Was

At February’s AI Seoul Summit, xAI made a big show of signing safety commitments. Their draft framework promised a revised version within three months – due May 10. That deadline came and went with:

• 🚫 No report
• 🚫 No explanation
• 🚫 Not even a tweet from Elon

“xAI ranks dead last in risk management among major AI labs. Their practices aren’t just weak – they’re dangerously negligent.”

SaferAI Nonprofit Study

⚠️ The Bigger Problem Nobody’s Talking About

While xAI’s failure is glaring, they’re not alone in this safety crisis:

• Google and OpenAI have been caught cutting corners on safety testing
• Critical safety reports are being delayed or scrapped entirely
• All while AI grows more powerful by the day

🔥 The Bottom Line

When companies treat safety like a PR stunt rather than a core responsibility, we all lose. xAI had a chance to lead – instead they’ve shown the world exactly where safety ranks on their priority list: nowhere.