Overview

• Grok Imagine entered a free-trial phase for US SuperGrok subscribers on Apple and produced over 34 million images in 48 hours.
• The AI tool offers “Custom,” “Normal,” “Fun,” and an unmoderated “Spicy” preset for converting still images into short videos.
• The Verge and Deadline separately demonstrated that the “Spicy” preset can automatically generate nude deepfakes of celebrities such as Taylor Swift and Scarlett Johansson.
• Gizmodo’s tests revealed a gender disparity, with “Spicy” videos of women becoming fully NSFW while male subjects only appeared shirtless.
• Elon Musk has repackaged the platform as “AI Vine” and begun restoring the original Vine archive for users to access and repost past clips.