Musk's Grok created 3 million sexualized images within days, research says

Musk's Grok created 3 million sexualized images within days, research says The recent rollout of an editing feature on Grok, developed by Elon Musk's startup xAI and integrated into X, allowed users to alter online images of real people with simple text prompts such as put her in a bikini or remove her clothes. WASHINGTON - Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, generated an estimated 3 million sexualized images of women and children in a matter of days, researchers said Thursday, revealing the scale of the explicit content that sparked a global outcry. The recent rollout of an editing feature on Grok, developed by Musk's startup, xAI, and integrated into social media platform X, allowed users to alter online images of real people with simple text prompts such as "put her in a bikini" or "remove her clothes." A flood of lewd deepfakes exploded online, prompting several countries to ban Grok and drawing outrage from regulators and victims. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.