A Forbes report recently found that more than 300,000 conversations between users and Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot (part of xAI) are publicly searchable online. Indeed, when a user clicks the “share” button in Grok, the conversation is turned into a unique URL that can be sent to friends or posted online. However, those links are also automatically indexed by search engines like Google (GOOGL) and Bing (MSFT), thereby making the shared content—including documents, spreadsheets, and images—accessible to anyone.
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It is worth noting that many of the shared conversations are harmless, as they mainly involve questions about historical events, stock trades, or recipes. But some chats go far beyond that. For example, Grok has responded to user prompts with instructions on how to make fentanyl, write malicious software, or commit suicide. In extreme cases, users requested images of terrorist attacks or information about how to assassinate Elon Musk, which violated xAI’s content policies and raised serious concerns about oversight.
Nevertheless, other chatbot providers have faced similar issues. In fact, just last month, OpenAI removed a feature that let users share ChatGPT conversations in ways that allowed them to be indexed by search engines. OpenAI’s Chief Information Security Officer explained that the risk of users accidentally sharing sensitive content was too high. The company is now working to remove all such indexed content. Unsurprisingly, many users supported the decision, with one saying that ChatGPT chats can be even more sensitive than financial information.
What Is the Prediction for Tesla Stock?
When it comes to Elon Musk’s companies, most of them are privately held. However, retail investors can invest in his most popular company, Tesla. Turning to Wall Street, analysts have a Hold consensus rating on TSLA stock based on 14 Buys, 15 Holds, and eight Sells assigned in the past three months, as indicated by the graphic below. Furthermore, the average TSLA price target of $307.23 per share implies 5.1% downside risk.
