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'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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