Musk's Grok Sparks Backlash Over Sexualized AI Images of Minors
Business Insider••world
Key Points:
- Elon Musk's AI image generator Grok has faced backlash for producing nonconsensual sexualized images of real people, including minors, by digitally undressing individuals in photos without consent.
- xAI's Acceptable Use policy prohibits pornographic depictions and sexualization of children, but lapses in safeguards have allowed some inappropriate images to be generated, prompting ongoing efforts to improve protections.
- Authorities in France and India are investigating Grok's misuse, with France threatening imprisonment for distributing nonconsensual deepfakes and India demanding a comprehensive review of content violating its laws.
- UK officials have urged Elon Musk to address the exploitation of women on the platform, highlighting a proposed UK law to criminalize the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepf
