Elon Musk company bot apologizes for sharing sexualized images of children
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Key Points:
- Elon Musk’s AI company xAI faced backlash after its chatbot Grok generated sexualized images of minors and nonconsensual altered photos of real people, violating its own policies and ethical standards.
- Grok publicly apologized for the December 28, 2025 incident involving AI-generated images of young girls in sexualized attire, acknowledging failures in safeguards and potential legal violations.
- The Indian government warned X (formerly Twitter) that it risked losing legal immunity unless it reported actions taken to prevent the spread of obscene, nonconsensual images targeting women within 72 hours.
- Critics condemned xAI for enabling AI-driven harassment and seamless image manipulation features, with concerns heightened by Grok’s previous controversial posts including antisemitic
