"In replies posted to users on X, seen by The Register, the Grok account confirmed that "image generation and editing are currently limited to paying subscribers," a change from the previous setup in which anyone could summon the system by tagging it in a post and asking for a picture. That access helped fuel a grim trend: users uploading photos of clothed people - sometimes underage - and instructing the bot to remove their clothes or pose them in sexualized ways. Grok complied."
"Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips did not mince words, calling the use of Grok to create degrading, non-consensual intimate images "an absolute disgrace," warning that lives can be "devastated" by tools used to harass and abuse women and girls, according to The Times. The government has already committed to banning so-called nudification apps and will become the first country to make it illegal to possess, create, or distribute AI tools designed to generate child sexual abuse material, with penalties of up to five years in prison,"
Grok's image-generation and editing capabilities were restricted to paying subscribers after open access allowed widespread misuse. Anyone had previously summoned the system by tagging it and requesting images. Users uploaded photos of clothed people, sometimes underage, and instructed the bot to remove clothing or pose subjects in sexualized ways, with the system complying. UK ministers and regulators questioned whether X complies with the Online Safety Act and considered banning or boycotting the platform. Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips called the practice "an absolute disgrace" and warned lives can be "devastated." The government pledged to ban nudification apps and criminalize AI tools that create child sexual abuse material.
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