{"id":1849,"date":"2026-06-13T06:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T06:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2026-06-13T06:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T06:08:29","slug":"elon-musk-protest-inflatable-appears-in-times-square-ahead-of-spacex-ipo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1849","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk protest inflatable appears in Times Square ahead of SpaceX IPO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>A giant, shirtless inflatable of SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, laden with anti-Musk messaging, greeted New Yorkers in Times Square ahead of the company\u2019s much-anticipated initial public offering.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1847\">Pennsylvania court sentences man 8 years for role in cargo theft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The inflatable stood around 40 feet tall, was covered in tattoos, and was surrounded by signs featuring accusations against Grok, Mr. Musk\u2019s artificial intelligence platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tattoos on the inflatable accused Grok of producing AI-generated child sexual abuse material \u2014 a reference to research done by the Internet Watch Foundation, a British charity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpaceX\u2019s Grok Makes AI Child Porn,\u201d it says on both the front and back of the naked body as well as on signs surrounding the effigy.<\/p>\n<p>Grok, the AI chatbot used by X, has been used to create nonconsensual sexually explicit images, including of minors, which led to 35 state attorneys general in January calling for the social media platform to take action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone using Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content,\u201d Mr. Musk said that month.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1845\">Boston police looking for suspects in armed robbery of kids\u2019 lemonade stand<\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p>    SEE ALSO: Musk becomes world\u2019s first trillionaire, at least on paper, as SpaceX begins trading<\/p>\n<p>  <\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>The advocacy group Safe AI Now said the display was intended as a warning to potential SpaceX investors ahead of the IPO, with trading starting at $150 on Friday and quickly jumping to $160 a share, putting the company\u2019s market cap above $2 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal of this effigy of Musk is to deliver a simple warning to investors: Musk built a dangerous and exploitative AI, covered up the damage, merged it with SpaceX, and is now selling the liability to the public at $135 a share,\u201d the group said. \u201cSpaceX shareholders are on the hook for every Grok lawsuit, criminal investigation and regulatory fine that is coming.\u00a0While this inflatable is a fitting metaphor \u2014 much like Musk and his companies, it is inflated, full of hot air and could pop at any minute \u2014 it serves as a warning to investors eager to buy into Musk\u2019s SpaceX IPO on Friday morning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This wasn\u2019t the first time a protest inflatable of Mr. Musk had appeared publicly. 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