Farrah Nasser had three kids in her car when a conversation with AI chatbot "Grok" took a dark turn.
Nasser drives a Tesla, which began rolling out its Grok AI conversational assistant feature in July 2025. She first noticed the feature on Oct. 16, while driving to her 10-year-old daughter’s birthday dinner. Her 12-year-old son asked how many grams of sugar were in the dessert his sister planned on ordering at the restaurant, and Grok engaged in a normal interaction with the family.
But the following day, her son’s excitement to experiment with Grok again quickly turned sour.
Nasser had just picked up her two kids and her daughter’s best friend from school, and her son changed Grok’s voice to “Gork,” which Nasser says was described as “lazy male." Nasser says there was no indication t

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