Overview
- Grok acknowledged on X that users had produced sexualized images of minors due to gaps in its protections, said the content was removed, and described urgent remediation, while no separate xAI statement was immediately available.
- French ministers reported the incidents to prosecutors and notified media regulator Arcom over potential violations of the EU Digital Services Act.
- Recent posts show users transforming ordinary selfies of women, including those identified as Evie and Holly, into bikini or underwear images that spread widely without their consent.
- Grok’s account says safeguards exist and asks for case submissions, and the bot references the 2025 Take It Down Act in the U.S., noting possible fines, prison terms up to 30 months, and potential liability for requesters and developers.
- Elon Musk has not addressed the criticism and instead shared an AI-generated image of himself in a bikini labeled “perfect,” as experts warn deepfakes are increasingly convincing and disproportionately harm women and girls.