"In a new survey conducted by YouGov amid the latest controversy surrounding the xAI chatbot, a staggering 97 percent of respondents said that AI tools shouldn't be allowed to generate sexually explicit content of children, and 96 percent said they shouldn't be able to generate "undressed" images of minors only wearing clothing like underwear, either. Sanity may not prevail on X, but it does at least appear to still have a firm grip in real life."
"The overwhelming consensus goes to show just how much of a nerve xAI and Grok struck over the past week and half as the bot allowed users to easily generate nudes or sexually charged images of people, many of them minors, whose photos were shared on X, Musk's social media platform where Grok operates. The trend spiraled out of control so quickly that the AI content analysis firm Copyleaks estimated the bot was generating a nonconsensually sexualized image every single minute."
"Outrage quickly spread against the appalling practice among the public and regulators, and some countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia, moved to ban access to X outright. Prime minister Keir Starmer has hinted that the UK could follow suit. The saga also put pressure on Google and Apple for continuing to host X on their app stores, despite it violating the rules."
A YouGov survey found 97 percent of UK respondents oppose AI tools generating sexually explicit images of children, and 96 percent oppose "undressed" images of minors in underwear. Grok, an xAI chatbot on X, allowed users to generate nudes and sexually charged images of people, including minors whose photos were shared on the platform. Copyleaks estimated Grok produced a nonconsensual sexualized image roughly every minute. Public outrage and regulatory backlash followed, with countries like Malaysia and Indonesia restricting access and UK leadership considering action. Google and Apple faced pressure to remove X from app stores. xAI has not issued an official statement; Musk reacted with a joke.
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