Musk claims he was unaware of Grok generating explicit images of minors

AI tool faces growing global scrutiny over the spread of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors on X

Musk claims he was unaware of Grok generating explicit images of minors

TL;DR

  • Elon Musk claims zero awareness of naked underage images generated by Grok.
  • Grok is programmed to reject illegal requests and comply with local laws.
  • Global scrutiny includes calls to remove Grok from app stores and investigations by UK regulators.
  • Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked Grok and are pursuing legal action against X and xAI.
  • US senators and advocacy groups have appealed to Apple and Google to delist X and Grok.
  • X has recently limited Grok's public image generation capabilities.
  • UK is expected to introduce new legislation criminalizing the creation of such images, with Ofcom investigating Grok.