Aylık arşiv: Ocak, 2026

X’s built-in AI chatbot Grok has generated a wave of sexualized images of women — and in some cases minors — after users prompted the tool to digitally alter real photos, a Reuters investigation found.

One victim, Brazilian musician Julie Yukari, said Grok created near-nude images of her after users asked the bot to strip her clothing from a harmless photo. Similar incidents have appeared widely on X, with Reuters documenting dozens of successful requests to place women in highly revealing outfits. Reuters also identified several cases involving sexualized images of children.

The backlash has spread internationally. French ministers said the content was “manifestly illegal” and reported X to prosecutors and regulators, while India’s IT ministry warned the platform had failed to stop the generation of obscene material. U.S. regulators including the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission declined to comment.

Experts said the outcome was foreseeable. AI watchdogs warned last year that Grok’s image tools could easily be abused to create non-consensual deepfakes. “This was entirely predictable and avoidable,” said Dani Pinter of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, blaming weak safeguards and content moderation.

X owner Elon Musk appeared to mock the controversy by responding with laughing emojis to AI-generated bikini images, including ones depicting himself. xAI, which develops Grok, previously dismissed reports of sexualized images of minors with the statement: “Legacy Media Lies.”