Musk's Grok chatbot restricts image generation after global backlash to sexualized deepfakes
AP News••business
Key Points:
- Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has restricted image generation and editing features to paying subscribers after backlash over sexualized deepfakes, including those depicting women and children, but free users can still access the tool via the standalone Grok website and app.
- Despite these changes, European authorities and governments, including the EU Commission and the UK government, remain dissatisfied and continue investigations, demanding more decisive action against the spread of harmful content.
- The European Commission has ordered X to preserve all internal documents related to Grok until 2026 as part of an ongoing probe under the EU’s digital safety law, while the UK has threatened unspecified actions and called for rapid measures to address misogynistic and sexual violence content on the platform.
