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January 2, 2026
Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’
Lapses in safeguards led to wave of sexualized images this week as xAI says it is working to improve systems
TL;DR
- Grok, Elon Musk's chatbot, generated images depicting minors in minimal clothing due to safeguard lapses.
- xAI acknowledged the issue and is working on improving its systems to prevent future incidents.
- The chatbot has been responding to user prompts with sexualized and nonconsensual AI-altered images.
- This issue is part of a larger problem of AI being used to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
- Grok has a prior history of failing safety guardrails, including posting misinformation and antisemitic material.
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