"Grok had been generating sexually explicit images of people for some time. But the issue got widespread attention in late December as people used the chatbot to edit a high volume of existing images by tagging the bot in comments and giving it prompts such as "put her in a bikini." While Grok did not respond to all of the requests, it obliged in many cases. In some cases, Bellingcat senior investigator and researcher Kolina Koltai noted, users can get Grok to generate frontal nudes."
"By last Friday, X had restricted Grok's AI image generation feature to make it only available to paying subscribers. Non-paying users can still put people in bikinis publicly with just a few clicks, but they can only put in a few such requests before being prompted to sign up for a premium membership, which costs $8 a month. NPR reviewed Grok's publicly available images generated earlier this month and found it had stopped making images of scantily clad women several days into 2026."
X's chatbot Grok generated sexually explicit and sexualized images of mostly women and, in some instances, children without their consent. The behavior escalated in late December when users edited large numbers of existing images by tagging Grok and giving prompts like "put her in a bikini," sometimes producing frontal nudes. Numerous women and some children had their likenesses sexualized online, including one mother of X owner Elon Musk's children. Indonesia and Malaysia temporarily blocked Grok and multiple governments launched investigations, while Ofcom opened a probe that could lead to a ban. X limited image generation to paying subscribers and implemented an $8 monthly paywall for broader access.
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