US Edition'Get a grip' on Grok, Starmer tells X after AI tool is used for child sex images
UK and EU regulators investigate Grok's 'spicy mode' for generating nonconsensual sexualized images, including minors, amid rising reports and calls for stronger safeguards.
- On January 8, 2026, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said X must 'get a grip' after Grok produced sexualised, non-consensual images of real people, including children.
- Grok's integration with X amplified viral spread after users recently prompted Grok, an xAI chatbot, to undress or sexualise subjects, while xAI designed Grok with fewer guardrails than rivals.
- Victims reported Grok sexualised images of children and produced unlawful edits, including an image viewed 30 million times on X, with Ashley St. Clair describing non-consensual 'undressing' and considering legal action.
- Ofcom has initiated contact with X and xAI and will swiftly assess compliance under the Online Safety Act 2023, which requires risk assessments and swift removal of unlawful intimate imagery.
- Financially, xAI has raised $20 billion and is valued at $230 billion while the Take It Down Act and international regulators pressure U.S. policy on nonconsensual intimate images.
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Since the end of December 2025, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence has been used to generate massive deepfakes of a sexual nature. Faced with indignation and calls to block the tool, xAI teams announced on Friday a very limited range change.
The X platform, formerly known as Twitter and owned by Elon Musk, is at the center of an international controversy. Its artificial intelligence system, Grok, was used to generate fake images of naked people, even minors, from real photos. Images, generated without consent, have been disseminated on the social network in recent days.
Elon Musk's Grok faces global scrutiny for sexualised AI photos
Jan 9 - Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned and some have opened inquiries into sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok on X, putting pressure on the platform to show what it is doing to prevent and remove illegal content. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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