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Lawmakers press OSTP over Grok partnership and reports of harmful AI outputs

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Research and Technology · January 15, 2026
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Summary

Members pressed OSTP Director Michael Kratios about federal use of XAI's Grok after reports that the model generated nonconsensual sexual imagery; Kratios said OSTP does not handle procurement and pointed members to OMB guidance while promising to refer procurement questions to the relevant agencies.

Several Democrats, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, sharply pressed Michael Kratios over recent reports that XAI's chatbot Grok produced nonconsensual and sexualized images, including imagery involving children.

"Just a little over a week ago, XAI's chatbot, Grok, made headlines by generating thousands of instances of nonconsensual ****** imagery, including child…

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