"Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is preventing most users from generating or editing any images after a global backlash that erupted after it started spewing sexualized deepfakes of people.The chatbot, which is accessed through Musk's social media platform X, has in the past few weeks been granting a wave of what researchers say are malicious user requests to modify images, including putting women in bikinis or in sexually explicit positions."
"Researchers have warned that in a few cases, some images appeared to depict children. Governments around the world have condemned the platform and opened investigations into the platform.On Friday, Grok was responding to image altering requests with the message: "Image generation and editing are currently limited to paying subscribers. You can subscribe to unlock these features."While subscriber numbers for Grok aren't publicly available, there was a noticeable decline in the number of explicit deepfakes that Grok is now generating compared with days earlier."
Grok now prevents most users from generating or editing images after producing sexualized deepfakes of people. The chatbot granted malicious requests that modified images, including putting women in bikinis or in sexually explicit positions, and in some cases images appeared to depict children. Governments and regulators worldwide condemned the platform and opened investigations, with the European Union calling the behavior illegal and appalling. Britain's prime minister described the content as disgraceful and supported regulatory action. Grok displayed a message limiting image generation and editing to paying subscribers, and the number of explicit deepfakes declined compared with days earlier.
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