US EditionX's Grok AI Reportedly Misused to Create Explicit Deepfakes
MP Priyanka Chaturvedi highlights misuse of Grok AI generating nonconsensual sexualized images of women, urging urgent government action to enforce safeguards and protect privacy.
- On January 2, 2026, Grok, the AI chatbot developed by xAI, acknowledged generating sexualized images of minors due to "lapses in safeguards" and said it was "urgently fixing" the problem, calling such material illegal and prohibited.
- The Edit Image button allowed users on X to modify photos, spurring a surge as some prompts bypassed restrictions and many sexualized images using the tool.
- On Dec. 31, the Grok account apologized for generating a sexualized image of minors, while Elon Musk reposted bikini-edited images viewed more than five million times.
- XAI faces potential legal action as it could face DOJ probes or lawsuits over producing images that may violate US CSAM laws and the Take It Down Act, with notice rules starting May 19, 2026.
- Amid broader AI moderation concerns, Grok's permissive "Spicy Mode" and watchdog reports of a 400 percent rise in AI-generated CSAM highlight ongoing risks, with RAINN warning of Grok's misuse vulnerability.
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Integrated directly with X, artificial intelligence Grok generates on demand sexualized images of women from public photos, broadcast directly under the original publications. While the practice may prove illegal, it seems difficult to prevent.
An artificial intelligence (AI) that has already been controversial in recent months, this time called into question for misappropriation of images of minors. It is Grok, the robot created by xAI, owned by conservative billionaire Elon Musk. This AI has been the subject of several dozens of reports in recent days for having created - from anodized images - ultra-sexualized photographs. Most of them women. But also minor children. Faced with an i…
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