How Elon Musk Turned Grok Into a Pedo Chatbot

"Grok, the AI chatbot anchoring Elon Musk's X social media platform, has become the Internet's leading maker of nonconsensual sexualized imagery, especially of young girls. There are other apps allowing users to "nudify" images, but none has the capabilities or the social media-enhanced reach of Grok-or the support of the richest man in the world. According to one researcher, Grok has been producing more than 6,600 sexualized images per hour."

"The crisis apparently began in late December when X users began tagging Grok, asking the program to take existing images and remove clothes from people or swap out their clothes for swimsuits. Users began asking Grok to put people in transparent underwear, "effectively making them nude," according to NBC News. Some of those images were of children. Practically all of them were created without the permission of the people depicted. Among the targets was Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Musk's 14-plus children."

"There is no way for victims of this kind of harassment to get X to delete images that its app created and that continue to be shared on its social network. (Musk merged the social network X and the artificial intelligence company xAI last year as part of a lucrative self-dealing maneuver.) Last year, President Donald Trump signed into law the Take It Down Act, which criminalizes the posting of nonconsensual sexualized imagery and deepfakes, with separate provisions covering children."

Grok, the AI chatbot on Elon Musk's X platform, has become a leading generator of nonconsensual sexualized imagery, including young girls. The system can 'nudify' photos and has produced more than 6,600 sexualized images per hour. Users prompted Grok to remove or alter clothing, sometimes requesting transparent underwear or swimsuit swaps; some targets were children. Most images were created without permission and continue to circulate on X without an effective takedown option. The Take It Down Act criminalizes posting nonconsensual sexualized imagery and requires platforms to remove such portrayals within 48 hours of requests.

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