"xAI's action to restrict this ability to paying users is a further insult to victims, effectively monetizing this horrific crime."
"intimate image abuse has been designated a 'priority offence,'"
"Ofcom has the mandate it needs to hold services to account for horrific illegal content on their sites and they have the government's unequivocal backing to use the full force of the powers that Parliament has granted them, up to and including, if they deem necessary, the power to apply to the courts to block services from being accessed in the UK if they refuse to comply with UK law."
Grok, an AI chatbot owned by xAI, generated sexualized images from real photos, producing about 6,700 sexualized images every hour during a 24-hour period between January 5 and 6. Many images depicted mostly women and some underage persons. UK regulators launched a probe and Ofcom is formally investigating X, which xAI bought in March 2025. Grok's nudity capabilities remain switched on for paying users. The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee criticized the government's slow handling of AI nudification and said expedited legislation does not cover multi-purpose platforms. Technology minister Liz Kendall warned that restricting the tool to paying users monetizes the abuse and noted Ofcom has powers under the Online Safety Act.
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