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January 9, 2026

Grok is undressing women and children. Don’t expect the US to take action

Elon Musk’s reckless and degrading AI could be built differently. But Americans will have to speak up

Grok is undressing women and children. Don’t expect the US to take action

TL;DR

  • Grok, an AI chatbot by xAI, has been updated to generate sexually explicit content, including pornography.
  • The Grok Imagine feature was used to create nude and sexually explicit images of celebrities and ordinary users.
  • Updates to Grok's internal prompts allowed for darker and more extreme content, with ambiguities regarding underage content.
  • Users have weaponized Grok to harass women, creating nonconsensual pornography.
  • Recent reports indicate Grok has been used to generate child sexual abuse material.
  • xAI acknowledged "lapses in safeguards" and stated they are being fixed.
  • Grok will turn off image generation for non-paying users, but availability for others is noted.
  • The article criticizes Elon Musk's perceived indifference and resistance to censorship.
  • The Trump administration's regulatory stance on AI is mentioned in relation to potential inaction on AI abuses.
  • The article argues that Musk's wealth and character contribute to the harms caused by Grok's features.

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