Elon Musk announces Grok’s new ‘kid mode’

Elon Musk has announced that a kid-friendly version of the Grok AI model is now available for public use. The entrepreneur took to his personal X handle to share the announcement. The development follows an announcement that was shared by Musk in July 2025, announcing the development of Baby Grok, an AI application specifically for kids. Speaking about the kid-friendly application, Elon Musk said at the time that he expects Grok to discover new technologies before the end of this year, with one such being the new kid-friendly application.

Users can set up the new kids mode from the Grok mode settings. They can set up a protection PIN and remove it when they wish.

The development of Baby Grok became necessary after the platform faced global criticisms over the companions or AI characters that it made accessible, even in kid mode. After xAI released its update at the time, the platform introduced two new companions: Ani, a sexualized blonde anime bot, and Bad Rudy, a red panda.

According to a few users, the characters could still be accessed by kids even after they have been switched off by enabling kid-mode.

Some hours after his initial post, Elon Musk shared another post on X, claiming that the “kids mode” works just like the enterprise mode for companies. “A friend of mine just pointed out that Grok ‘kids mode’ has the same settings as what companies demand for enterprise mode,” Elon Musk said.

Announcement gets mixed reaction

Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s announcement of Baby Grok has drawn mixed reactions from users on X. While some see the move as innovative, others strongly believe that kids have no business using AI.

According to a user, he mentioned that the move by Elon Musk and his company was wrong thinking. Instead, he said the Tesla billionaire should have made a separate application that would cater to the needs of kids. Another user urged parents to shun the app, noting that they should not allow their kids access to it until they are old enough.