US intel agency reviewing Grok video filmed during man’s commute to secure NSA facility
A viral video promoted by Elon Musk shows a Tesla driver using xAI’s “Grok” virtual assistant in its “unhinged mode” while driving into the National Security Agency’s highly secure Friendship Annex in Maryland, prompting a US Cyber Command review. The feature, described by X as making Grok respond like an “amateur stand-up comic,” drew attention for its vulgar humor, but the location raised serious concerns since filming inside the complex is prohibited under federal law to protect sensitive operations, equipment, and personnel. CNN’s analysis confirmed the man drove through a gated security checkpoint and parked inside the NSA facility, indicating he is likely an intelligence community member or cleared contractor. The annex conducts classified cyber espionage work, foreign hacker monitoring, signals intercept analysis, and employee screening, making the filming a potential security violation.