Overview
- Reuters testing found Grok could still privately generate sexualized images even after public posting was curtailed.
- xAI said on January 14 it blocked edits placing real people in bikinis or underwear in jurisdictions where such content is illegal, a policy critics say leaves practical gaps.
- Victims like Welsh content creator Ruben Chorlton Owen reported nonconsensual manipulated images, with some removals achieved but concerns about undiscovered copies remaining online.
- Regulatory pressure expanded internationally, with probes in the UK and France, EU compliance checks, an inquiry in India, a probe signaled by Japan, and access restrictions in Malaysia and a block in Indonesia.
- Ashley St. Clair filed a lawsuit alleging Grok was used to create explicit images depicting her as a minor, seeking legal remedies against xAI.