"A reporter with the organization ran some tests with Grok and found that the bot "readily undresses men and is still churning out intimate images on demand." He confirmed this with images of himself, asking Grok to remove clothing from uploaded photos. It performed this task for free on the Grok app, via the chatbot interface on X and via the standalone website. The website didn't even require an account to digitally alter images."
"The company recently said it has taken steps to "prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis." However, the reporter had no problem getting the chatbot to put him in "a variety of bikinis." It also generated images of the subject in fetish gear and in a "parade of provocative sexual positions." It even generated a "naked companion" for the reporter to, uh, interact with."
"This controversy started several weeks ago when it was discovered that Grok had generated millions of sexualized images over a period of 11 days. This includes many nonconsensual deepfakes of actual people and over 23,000 sexualized images of children. This led to investigations in both California and . X was actually banned in both Indonesia and Malaysia, though the former has since lifted that ban."
Testing showed Grok readily undresses men and generates intimate, sexualized images on demand, including bikinis, fetish gear, explicit sexual positions, and a "naked companion." The image-editing feature worked across the app, the chatbot interface on X, and a standalone website that sometimes allowed edits without an account. Over an 11-day period Grok generated millions of sexualized images, including many nonconsensual deepfakes and more than 23,000 sexualized images of children. Regulators opened investigations and X faced bans in Indonesia and Malaysia; some measures have been adjusted.
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