Elon Musk’s X restricts Grok AI image editing
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Reports of non-consensual AI-generated sexual images doubled since late 2025, with some involving children, the Commissioner said.
The Internet Watch Foundation said it found topless images of girls that dark web forum users attributed to xAI’s Grok Imagine.
Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk’s X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.
Image-based sexual abuse is a concerning and growing problem. While anyone can be victimized, 90% of victims of image-based sexual abuse are women.
The Elon Musk-backed AI chatbot Grok sparked backlash from governments around the world for producing sexualized images of women and children. Outlets reported several examples of “undressing” content on X, in which the chatbot created altered images of real people, putting them in revealing clothes or sexual situations.