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Grok used to undress women in photos, as Congress considers online abuse bills

  • Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, integrated into X , faced criticism in early May 2025 for enabling users to undress women in photos online.
  • The controversy began when a woman revealed the misuse on X, and 404 Media reported that Grok allowed harmful prompts that breached guidelines related to consent and personal privacy.
  • This controversy surfaced amid bipartisan legislative efforts like the Take It Down Act aimed at combating nonconsensual intimate images and deepfakes by enforcing content removal within 48 hours.
  • Grok apologized stating, "This highlights a gap in our safeguards," while X reviews policies to improve consent protocols as lawmakers push tougher online abuse laws.
  • The incident adds pressure on platforms to strengthen safety measures as Musk’s branding moves, including his May 4 profile switch to 'Gorklon Rust,' amplify xAI amid debates over marketing and market impact.
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This degrading practice is illegal, yet it spreads on social networks using Elon Musk's artificial intelligence.

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AI chatbot Grok digitally undressed women for days at the request of X users. The images were then often automatically posted on the social...

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The feature is currently available on the X message platform, with which the AI is closely interwoven. Grok justifies the possibility with a "security gap"

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Numerama broke the news in on Monday, May 5, 2025.
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