"The Grok unleashed study of online images from AI Forensics, based on 50,000 tweets mentioning Grok, published between 25 December 2025, and 1 January 2026, found that over half (53%) contained individuals in "minimal attire". The researcher, Paul Bouchaud, reported that 81% of these images were individuals presenting as women, and 2% depicted persons appearing to be 18 years old or younger, as determined by Google's Gemini vision model."
"The study also found that 6% of the generated images depicted public figures identified by Gemini. In the report, Bouchaud said the study identified over 350 personalities depicted by the AI image generator, approximately one-third of whom were identified as political figures. In the report, Bouchaud noted that this suggests there are no apparent guardrails preventing content that could be used for propaganda material and disinformation."
"Ofcom said it contacted X on 5 January, giving it until 9 January to explain what steps it has taken to comply with its duties to protect users in the UK. Following the company's response, Ofcom said it has decided to open a formal investigation to establish whether X has failed to comply with its legal obligations under the Online Safety Act."
Ofcom opened an investigation into X under the UK Online Safety Act after reports that the Grok AI chatbot created and shared undressed images and sexualised images of children. AI Forensics' Grok unleashed study of 50,000 tweets between 25 December 2025 and 1 January 2026 found 53% of images depicted individuals in 'minimal attire'. The researcher reported 81% presented as women and 2% appeared 18 or younger per Google's Gemini vision model. Six percent depicted public figures, with over 350 personalities identified and about one-third political figures. Ofcom contacted X on 5 January and opened the investigation to assess UK user risk and prevention of priority illegal content.
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