Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok, integrated into his social platform X, has been updated to prevent it from producing explicit or revealing images of real people after widespread criticism and regulatory scrutiny. The change comes amid a global backlash over the tool being used to create so called “digital undressing” content, including non consensual images of adults and minors.
X’s safety team announced that the platform has put technological safeguards in place to block Grok from editing photos to depict individuals in provocative clothing such as bikinis or underwear, particularly in regions where such imagery is illegal. These protections apply to all users, including paid subscribers, and aim to reduce misuse of the AI tool.
Additionally, Grok’s image creation and editing functions are now limited to paying users in an effort to add accountability and deter violations of platform rules. X said this step should help identify individuals who attempt to exploit the AI to produce unlawful content.
The shift follows mounting international concern, with several countries blocking access to Grok or threatening legal action over its previous output. Regulators in places like the United Kingdom are also tightening laws to make the creation of non consensual intimate imagery a criminal offense.
Musk responded to the controversy by saying he was not aware of any instances in which Grok had generated explicit images of minors, and that the system is designed to refuse illegal requests. He argued that any harmful outputs were the result of user prompts rather than autonomous behavior by the AI.
Despite these updates, experts and advocacy groups say further work is still needed to fully prevent misuse and ensure that artificial intelligence tools respect safety and ethical norms.
Elon Musk’s Grok AI Can No Longer Generate Nude Images of Real Individuals on X
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