Grok used to undress women in photos, as Congress considers online abuse bills
- Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, integrated on X , faced backlash in 2025 for enabling users to generate undressed images of women from photos.
- The issue arose after a woman exposed this misuse on X and 404 Media reported it, raising concerns over Grok's inadequate safety and moderation controls.
- Lawmakers including Ted Cruz and Amy Klobuchar pushed bipartisan legislation like the Take It Down Act to criminalize and enforce removal of nonconsensual intimate images within 48 hours.
- The bill aims to protect targets of deepfakes and nonconsensual visuals, with President Trump indicating willingness to sign it, while Grok’s operators acknowledged system failures violating consent standards.
- This controversy underscores ongoing gaps in AI content safeguards, prompting policy reviews and renewed legislative efforts such as the No Fakes Act to curb AI-generated abuse.
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Grok used to undress women in photos, as Congress considers online abuse bills
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, is facing new criticism after reports emerged that users are exploiting it to undress women in photos. The AI is part of X, formerly known as Twitter, and has raised fresh concerns about online safety and moderation. The backlash began when a woman highlighted the issue on X, showing how users could reply to photos of women and ask Grok to “remove her clothes.” The incident gained wider attentio…
Elon Musk's Grok AI Will 'Remove Her Clothes' In Public, On X
Elon Musk’s Grok, an AI chatbot that people can interact with via X, is being used to undress photos women are posting to the social media platform, as first flagged t0 404 Media by Kolina Koltai, a researcher and trainer at Bellingcat. All a user has to do is reply to an image someone has posted to X with a request to Grok to “remove her clothes.” Grok will then reply in-thread with an image of the woman wearing a bikini or lingerie. Sometimes …
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