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Grok AI Image Abuse Prompts X Safety Update
10 Mar
Summary
- X now allows users to block Grok AI from modifying uploaded images.
- Controversy erupted over Grok generating sexualized images, including minors.
- US senators urged app stores to ban X over non-consensual imagery.
X has implemented a new setting to prevent its AI, Grok, from modifying images uploaded by users. This feature was introduced after X faced widespread criticism for allowing Grok to create sexually suggestive images, including depictions of minors, linked to user posts.
The controversy intensified as users requested bikini images of others without consent. This led to calls from US senators for Apple and Google to remove X from their app marketplaces, citing violations of policies against non-consensual sexual imagery.
While Grok has apologized, and X has threatened legal action against misuse, the platform previously stated it had enacted measures to stop Grok from altering images of people in revealing attire. However, reports indicated Grok continued generating inappropriate content.
This new button, found within image editing settings on the iOS app, is intended to give users direct control. X has not officially announced the feature, so its full effectiveness is yet to be confirmed.
